Copenhagen vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Copenhagen	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2555	$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5866	$8247
🏠 One person rent	$1447	$2805
🏘️ Family rent	$2513	$4446
🍽️ Food expenses	$713	$765
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4784	$6139
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	94	87
😀 Quality of life	97	91
🏙️ Population	667K	1.01M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 35% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 805th and 8th ($2555 vs $3957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 5th and 126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs San Jose, United States

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	Copenhagen	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.09	$9.09
☕ Cappuccino	$7.32	$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.12	$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1680	$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2988	$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11390	$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7705	$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.75	$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.4	$128
💇 Haircut, simple	$38	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12710	$23151

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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 San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2928
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3345
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3387
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3194
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3172
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3616
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3234
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3075
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3728
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3357
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3073
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3029
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3698
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3577
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3588
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2822
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3088
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3797
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3043
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3310
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2848
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3276
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3873
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3261
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3559
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2088
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3273