Copenhagen vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Copenhagen	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2387	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5438	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$1384	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$2466	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3915	$3743
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	99
😀 Quality of life	96	98
🏙️ Population	644K	4.84M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 13% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 872nd and 318th ($2387 vs $2741) 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 1.6 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 9th and 3rd 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	$19.6	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.7	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.1	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$6.2	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1122	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2867	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2046	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$223	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.14%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8131	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5911	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.8	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.1	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.28	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.02	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.2	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.4	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$118	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$539	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8976	$17934

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816