Copenhagen vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Copenhagen	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2656	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6116	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$1515	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$2679	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$728	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$209	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5006	$4411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	94	82
😀 Quality of life	97	89
🏙️ Population	667K	468K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 15% more expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 650th and 1246th ($2656 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1054th 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 1.9 months in Raleigh. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Raleigh ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 4th and 245th 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	$21.8	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.35	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$7.24	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.03	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1782	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1244	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3169	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2270	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.1	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10228	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6872	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$114	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.25	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.6	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.6	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.4	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$122	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$137	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$707	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14799	$24650

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736