Copenhagen vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Copenhagen	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2555	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5866	$5273
🏠 One person rent	$1447	$1374
🏘️ Family rent	$2513	$2201
🍽️ Food expenses	$713	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4784	$4362
😷 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 13% more expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 805th and 1363rd ($2555 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1143rd 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 54th in the United States, while ranked 5th and 219th 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	$21.1	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.09	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$7.32	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.12	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1680	$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2988	$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11390	$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7705	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.75	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.4	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$38	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12710	$24243

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2483
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2280
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2300
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2241
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2063
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2116
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1842
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2016
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2089
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2059
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1775
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2027
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2073
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2045
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1909
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2007
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2200
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1863
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2070
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2007
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1849
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2075
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1851
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1904
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2003
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2295
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2375
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2129
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1729