Copenhagen vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Copenhagen	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2555	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5866	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$1447	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$2513	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$713	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4784	$4239
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	94	74
😀 Quality of life	97	88
🏙️ Population	667K	459K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 4% more expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 805th and 978th ($2555 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 841st 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 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Virginia Beach ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 5th and 286th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Virginia Beach

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	Copenhagen	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.09	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$7.32	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.12	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1680	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2988	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11390	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7705	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.75	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.4	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$38	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12710	$16143

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769