Copenhagen vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Copenhagen	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2555	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5866	$3633
🏠 One person rent	$1447	$905
🏘️ Family rent	$2513	$1518
🍽️ Food expenses	$713	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4784	$961
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	8
😀 Quality of life	97	49
🏙️ Population	667K	24.7K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 56% more expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 805th and 3452nd ($2555 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Denmark and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Denmark vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 5th and 6808th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Victoria

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	Copenhagen	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.09	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$7.32	$6.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.12	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1680	$899
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$694
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2988	$1586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$97.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11390	$443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7705	$1134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.75	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$7.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$3.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.4	$69
💇 Haircut, simple	$38	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12710	$8750

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$721
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1603
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1196
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1196
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$745
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$511
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$563
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$810
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$819
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$802
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$665
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$688
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$747
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$611
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$871
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$820
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$735
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$586
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1503
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$546
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$604
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1551
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$533
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1584
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1615
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1563
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1663
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1567
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1762
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1559
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1575
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1444
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$533
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1167
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$417
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$540
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$682
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$543
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$415