Copenhagen vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Copenhagen	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2387	$2757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5438	$6734
🏠 One person rent	$1384	$1795
🏘️ Family rent	$2466	$3490
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3915	$4345
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	93	82
😀 Quality of life	96	87
🏙️ Population	644K	468K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 13% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 872nd and 304th ($2387 vs $2757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 266th 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 1.6 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.6 months in Raleigh. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Raleigh ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 9th and 235th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Raleigh

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	Copenhagen	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.6	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.7	$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.1	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$6.2	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$1793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1122	$1489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2867	$3656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2046	$3034
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$223	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$83.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.14%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8131	$9360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5911	$4247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.8	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.1	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.28	$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$5.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.02	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$5.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$6.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$4.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.2	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.4	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$118	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$539	$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8976	$22084

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2008
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2011
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1887
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1276
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1566
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1766
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1480
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1413
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1652
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1392
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1439
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1375
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1638
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1330
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1181
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1318
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1972
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1569
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1880
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1392
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1282
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1541
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1584
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1403
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1581
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1380
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1438
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1657
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1382
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1398
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1426
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1506
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1159
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1599
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1338
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1380
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1519
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1329

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2334
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2313
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1731
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2271
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2161
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2112
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2163
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2071
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2162
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2159
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2236
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2063
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2031
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1787
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2084
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2082
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2084
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1947
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$1855
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2098
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2053
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2020
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$2052
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2056
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2082
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2105
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2139
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2044
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2074
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1929
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2112
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2163
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$2056
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2191
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2014
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2441
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2229
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2218
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2348
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1857