Copenhagen vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Copenhagen	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2387	$2042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5438	$4753
🏠 One person rent	$1384	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$2466	$2062
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$77.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3915	$3815
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	93	33
😀 Quality of life	96	80
🏙️ Population	644K	543K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 17% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 872nd and 1697th ($2387 vs $2042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1492nd 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 1.6 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Tucson ranked 103rd in the United States, while ranked 9th and 441st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Tucson

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	Copenhagen	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.6	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.7	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.1	$5.94
☕ Cappuccino	$6.2	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$1123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1122	$931
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2867	$2062
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2046	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$223	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$73.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.14%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8131	$2528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5911	$2445
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.8	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.1	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.28	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.02	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$9.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.2	$93.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.4	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$118	$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$539	$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8976	$15695

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2105
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2076
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2043
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1777
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$874
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2324
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2341
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2414
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2427
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2392
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2425
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$881
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2381
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2459
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2390
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2485
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2428
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$2339
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2405
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2379
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2315
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$865
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2347
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2244
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2275
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$914
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$932
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1828
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$953
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1941
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2692
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1567
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2123
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2066