Copenhagen vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Copenhagen	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2333	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5412	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4139	$1842
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	93	92
😀 Quality of life	97	86
🏙️ Population	644K	2.75M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 36% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 1085th and 2624th ($2333 vs $1718) 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 1.8 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 10th and 337th 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	$18.8	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2847	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5513	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.3	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.6	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14686	$9864

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201