Copenhagen vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Copenhagen	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2656	$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6116	$4816
🏠 One person rent	$1515	$1184
🏘️ Family rent	$2679	$2040
🍽️ Food expenses	$728	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$209	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5006	$2197
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	94	91
😀 Quality of life	97	91
🏙️ Population	667K	2.75M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 28% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 650th and 1819th ($2656 vs $2082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Denmark and Italy, respectively. Check Denmark vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 4th and 179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Rome

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	Copenhagen	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.8	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.35	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$7.24	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.03	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1782	$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1244	$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3169	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2270	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.1	$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10228	$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6872	$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$114	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.25	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.6	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.6	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.4	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$122	$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$137	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$707	$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14799	$12431

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1200
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1814
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1702
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1500
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1435
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1419
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1405
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1675
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1441
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1385
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1180
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1165
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1353
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1502
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1376
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1322
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1240
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1404
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1187
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1227
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1437
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1275
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1332
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1432
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1686
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1083
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1456
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1615
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1450
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1312
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1233
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1391
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1718
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1358