Copenhagen vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Copenhagen	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2656	$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6116	$4538
🏠 One person rent	$1515	$1129
🏘️ Family rent	$2679	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$728	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$209	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5006	$3744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	94	33
😀 Quality of life	97	84
🏙️ Population	667K	543K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 38% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 650th and 2278th ($2656 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1724th 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 1.9 months in Tucson. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Tucson ranked 164th in the United States, while ranked 4th and 490th 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	$21.8	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.35	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$7.24	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.03	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1782	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1244	$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3169	$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2270	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.1	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10228	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6872	$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$114	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.25	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.6	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.6	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.4	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$122	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$137	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$707	$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14799	$15659

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2698
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2429
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2273
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1907
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2192
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2364
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1701
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1695
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2042
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1688
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1562
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2113
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1475
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1412
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1784
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1825
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1549
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2158
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1627
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1491
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1781
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1702
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1508
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1619
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1633
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1891
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1619
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1689
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1888
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1466
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1681
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1443
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1509
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1667
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1588

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2110
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$776
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2444
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2227
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2396
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2381
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2298
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2435
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2357
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2359
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2338
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1961
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2345
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2324
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2312
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$890
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2316
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1764
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1919
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2798
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2190