Copenhagen vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Copenhagen	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2333	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5412	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4139	$4315
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	100
😀 Quality of life	97	100
🏙️ Population	644K	4.84M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 8% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1085th and 745th ($2333 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Denmark and Australia, respectively. Check Denmark vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 10th 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	$18.8	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2847	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5513	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.3	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.6	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14686	$17957

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683