# Cost of living in Copenhagen

What it costs to live in Copenhagen, Denmark — $3,034/month for one person renting a 1-bedroom in the centre, all-in.

## Monthly budgets by household

| Household | Total USD / month |
| --- | --- |
| Single | $3,034 |
| Couple | $3,878 |
| Family (4) | $7,910 |
| Retirees | $3,878 |

Each total is rent plus food, utilities, transport, and the usual recurring costs — not a bare rent figure.

## Where the money goes (Single)

| Category | USD / month | Note |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Rent | $1,970 | 1BR |
| Groceries & eating out | $710 |  |
| Transport | $118 |  |
| Utilities & phones | $235 |  |

## Rent

| Apartment | USD / month |
| --- | --- |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | $1,397 |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | $1,970 |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | $2,460 |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | $3,577 |

## Groceries

| Item | USD |
| --- | --- |
| Milk (1L) | $2.31 |
| Bread (loaf) | $4.23 |
| Eggs (12) | $5.51 |
| Chicken (1kg) | $11 |
| Apples (1kg) | $3.04 |
| Water (1.5L) | $1.42 |
| Wine (mid-range) | $12 |

## Eating out

| Item | USD |
| --- | --- |
| Cheap meal | $24 |
| Mid-range dinner for 2 | $126 |
| Cappuccino | $7.22 |

## Getting around

| Item | USD |
| --- | --- |
| Monthly pass | $118 |
| Single ride | $3.79 |
| Taxi start | $6.16 |
| Gasoline (1L) | $2.26 |

## Income and short stays

- **Average net salary (after tax):** $5,051/month
- **30-day trial stay (short-let, eating out, transport, SIM):** $4,834
- **Local currency:** DKK (1 USD ≈ 6.77 DKK)

## Cities with comparable costs

| City | Rent (1-bed, centre) | Monthly total | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bern | $1,960 | $3,265 | /cost-of-living/bern |
| Oslo | $2,004 | $3,375 | /cost-of-living/oslo |
| Cork | $2,005 | $3,031 | /cost-of-living/cork |
| Brighton | $1,894 | $3,046 | /cost-of-living/brighton |
| Lausanne | $2,058 | $3,479 | /cost-of-living/lausanne |

## Related pages

- Full city profile: /cities/copenhagen

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Source: [Townleap](https://www.townleap.com/cost-of-living/copenhagen) — permanent-relocation data for people picking a country to actually live in, not visit.

Cost figures are Numbeo-derived and in USD unless labelled otherwise. Economics are World Bank. Every number on this page is also on the HTML page at the same URL — this variant exists so you do not have to parse a React app to read a rent figure.