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

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Copenhagen	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2387	$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5438	$7476
🏠 One person rent	$1384	$2428
🏘️ Family rent	$2466	$4021
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$717
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3915	$6928
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	87
😀 Quality of life	96	92
🏙️ Population	644K	1.01M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 32% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 872nd and 22nd ($2387 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th 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 1.6 months in Copenhagen compared to 2 months in San Jose, United States. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 9th and 69th 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	$19.6	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.7	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.1	$7.93
☕ Cappuccino	$6.2	$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1122	$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2867	$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2046	$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$223	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.14%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8131	$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5911	$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.8	$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.1	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.28	$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.02	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41	$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.2	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.4	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$118	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$539	$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8976	$15889

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2008
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2011
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1887
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1276
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1566
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1766
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1480
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1413
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1652
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1392
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1439
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1375
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1638
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1330
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1181
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1318
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1972
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1569
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1880
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1392
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1282
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1541
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1584
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1403
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1581
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1380
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1438
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1657
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1382
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1398
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1426
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1506
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1159
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1599
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1338
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1380
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1519
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1329

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123