Copenhagen vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2483
$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5751
$7212
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$1829
🏘️ Family rent
$2573
$3413
🍽️ Food expenses
$670
$707
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4295
$6392
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
93
80
😀 Quality of life
97
92
🏙️ Population
644K
737K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 15% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 795th and 206th ($2483 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 168th 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 1.7 months in Copenhagen compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 9th and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Seattle

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Copenhagen Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.2
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$107
$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.9
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.66
$8.02
 Cappuccino
$6.74
$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.88
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1168
$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3033
$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2129
$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.19%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8402
$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5773
$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.1
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.42
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.16
$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.52
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.24
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.6
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.8
$183
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$121
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13230
$28179

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2378
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2203
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2006
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1294
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1570
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$1867
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2088
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1459
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1439
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$1713
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1306
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1436
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1347
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$1864
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1333
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1341
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$2046
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1688
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1442
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$1966
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1548
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1299
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1499
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1608
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1532
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1618
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1578
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1434
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1636
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1328
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1502
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1476
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1654
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1324
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1536
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1364
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1476
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1565
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1546

Cities near Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2512
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3091
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2301
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3229
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2784
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2489
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2743
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2821
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2655
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2512
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2769
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2491
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2819
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2692
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2449
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2515
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2619
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2172
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2569
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2348
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2655
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2774
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2417
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2576
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2307
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2534
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2435
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2609
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2546
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2577
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2263