Copenhagen vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Copenhagen	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2387	$1854
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5438	$4529
🏠 One person rent	$1384	$947
🏘️ Family rent	$2466	$1747
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$548
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3915	$2931
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	93	98
😀 Quality of life	96	94
🏙️ Population	644K	1.97M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 29% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 872nd and 2189th ($2387 vs $1854) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Denmark and Austria, respectively. Check Denmark vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.6 months in Vienna. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 9th and 45th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Vienna

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	Copenhagen	Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.6	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.7	$63.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.1	$5
☕ Cappuccino	$6.2	$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$2.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1122	$677
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2867	$1773
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2046	$1318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$223	$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.14%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8131	$9051
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5911	$5834
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$2.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.8	$48.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.1	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.28	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.02	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$6.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.2	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.4	$18.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$118	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$539	$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8976	$14916

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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 Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1621
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1663
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1325
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1269
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1197
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1535
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$765
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1543
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$946
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$995
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$797
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$988
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1073
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$747
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$829
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1158
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1378
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$901
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1011
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1229
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1020
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1125
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1393
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1013
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1045
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1005
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$956
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1149
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1658
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1508
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1033
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1084
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1646
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$762
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1562
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1546
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$916
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1078
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$898