Copenhagen vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Copenhagen	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2555	$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5866	$2793
🏠 One person rent	$1447	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$2513	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$713	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4784	$1316
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	94	85
😀 Quality of life	97	71
🏙️ Population	667K	5.65M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 124% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 805th and 4898th ($2555 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Denmark and Russia, respectively. Check Denmark vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 5th and 3542nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Saint Petersburg

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	Copenhagen	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.09	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$7.32	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.12	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1680	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2988	$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11390	$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7705	$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.75	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.4	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$38	$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12710	$13865

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1081
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1079
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1467
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1383
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1312
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1085
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1521
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$758
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1220
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1533
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1673
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1428
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1843
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1550
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1698
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$834
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1970
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1455
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1974
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1594
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1054
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1391
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1492
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1403
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1525
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1179
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1597