Copenhagen vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Copenhagen	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2555	$2451
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5866	$5856
🏠 One person rent	$1447	$1515
🏘️ Family rent	$2513	$2643
🍽️ Food expenses	$713	$643
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4784	$4510
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	94	78
😀 Quality of life	97	89
🏙️ Population	667K	689K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 4% more expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 805th and 982nd ($2555 vs $2451) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 843rd in Denmark and the United States, respectively. Check Denmark vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Nashville ranked 66th in the United States, while ranked 5th and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Nashville

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	Copenhagen	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.09	$7.04
☕ Cappuccino	$7.32	$6.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.12	$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1680	$1666
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$1232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2988	$3034
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$2217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11390	$4767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7705	$2707
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$61.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.75	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$3.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.4	$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$38	$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$54.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$1468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12710	$30286

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2533
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2195
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1423
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1793
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2151
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2220
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1567
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1568
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2053
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1583
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1478
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2073
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1399
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1358
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1893
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1792
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1429
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2135
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1584
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1441
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1731
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1650
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1477
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1621
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1483
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1840
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1570
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1654
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1852
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1411
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1637
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1415
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1475
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1723
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1557

Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2332
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2315
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2809
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2246
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2275
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2245
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2017
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2027
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2074
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2213
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1761
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1795
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1933
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1812
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1907
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1896
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1427
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1666
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2119
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1730
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2144
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1838
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1686
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1808
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1859
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2096
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$1989
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1806
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1365
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1602
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1391
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1896
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1595