Copenhagen vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Copenhagen	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2555	$3183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5866	$7493
🏠 One person rent	$1447	$1996
🏘️ Family rent	$2513	$3450
🍽️ Food expenses	$713	$789
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4784	$6618
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	80
😀 Quality of life	97	91
🏙️ Population	667K	737K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 20% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 805th and 126th ($2555 vs $3183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 94th 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Seattle ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 5th and 147th 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	$21.1	$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$92.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.09	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$7.32	$6.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.12	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1680	$2109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2988	$3900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$2895
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11390	$7971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7705	$5180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.75	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$4.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$5.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$3.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$4.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$5.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.4	$167
💇 Haircut, simple	$38	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$2124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12710	$30033

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2678
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2782
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2621
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3602
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2749
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2783
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2734
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2884
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2797
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2637
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2479
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2775
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2542
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2617
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2342
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2727
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2429
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2722
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2822
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2576
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2661
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2378
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2616
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2592
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2690
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2765
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2098