Copenhagen vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Copenhagen	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2555	$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5866	$5684
🏠 One person rent	$1447	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$2513	$2492
🍽️ Food expenses	$713	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4784	$3694
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	99
😀 Quality of life	97	94
🏙️ Population	667K	2.1M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 4% more expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 805th and 964th ($2555 vs $2460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Denmark and France, respectively. Check Denmark vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 5th and 34th 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	$21.1	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.09	$8.32
☕ Cappuccino	$7.32	$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.12	$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1680	$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2988	$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11390	$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7705	$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.75	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.4	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$38	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12710	$19577

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506