Copenhagen vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Copenhagen	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2333	$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5412	$5517
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$1318
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$2636
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4139	$3146
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	93	99
😀 Quality of life	97	95
🏙️ Population	644K	2.15M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 3% more expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1085th and 1222nd ($2333 vs $2267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Denmark and France, respectively. Check Denmark vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 10th and 25th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Paris

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	Copenhagen	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2847	$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5513	$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.3	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.6	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14686	$16193

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293