Copenhagen vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Copenhagen	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2555	$1933
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5866	$4502
🏠 One person rent	$1447	$1119
🏘️ Family rent	$2513	$1848
🍽️ Food expenses	$713	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$87.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4784	$3964
😷 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 32% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 805th and 2237th ($2555 vs $1933) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1697th 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 2.1 months in Tucson. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Tucson ranked 153rd in the United States, while ranked 5th and 460th 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	$21.1	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.09	$6.23
☕ Cappuccino	$7.32	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.12	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1680	$1195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2988	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$1502
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$61
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11390	$3427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7705	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.75	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$3.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$33
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.4	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$38	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$1100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12710	$15759

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2153
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$771
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2454
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2243
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2367
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2378
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2293
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2463
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2423
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2365
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2343
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1974
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2366
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2318
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2296
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$876
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2346
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2321
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1097
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$910
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1767
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1924
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2818
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2212