Copenhagen vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Copenhagen	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2656	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6116	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$1515	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$2679	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$728	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$209	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5006	$4181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	94	94
😀 Quality of life	97	96
🏙️ Population	667K	2.14M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 9% more expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 650th and 978th ($2656 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Denmark and Australia, respectively. Check Denmark vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 4th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Perth

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	Copenhagen	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.8	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.35	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$7.24	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.03	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1782	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1244	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3169	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2270	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.1	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10228	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6872	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$114	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.25	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.6	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.6	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.4	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$122	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$137	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$707	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14799	$15409

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2698
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2429
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2273
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1907
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2192
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2364
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1701
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1695
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2042
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1688
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1562
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2113
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1475
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1412
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1784
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1825
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1549
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2158
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1627
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1491
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1781
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1702
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1508
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1619
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1633
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1891
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1619
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1689
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1888
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1466
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1681
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1443
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1509
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1667
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1588

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894