Copenhagen vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Copenhagen	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2555	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5866	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$1447	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$2513	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$713	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4784	$4188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	99
😀 Quality of life	97	100
🏙️ Population	667K	5.45M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 10% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 805th and 370th ($2555 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Denmark and Australia, respectively. Check Denmark vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Sydney

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	Copenhagen	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.09	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$7.32	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.12	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1680	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2988	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11390	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7705	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.75	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.4	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$38	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12710	$25164

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863