Copenhagen vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Copenhagen	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5751	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$1424	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$2573	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$670	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4295	$4399
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	99
😀 Quality of life	97	99
🏙️ Population	644K	4.84M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 11% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 795th and 312th ($2483 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Denmark and Australia, respectively. Check Denmark vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 9th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Sydney

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	Copenhagen	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.66	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$6.74	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1540	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1168	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3033	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2129	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8402	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5773	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.1	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.42	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.6	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.8	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$121	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13230	$18951

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2378
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2203
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2006
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1294
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1570
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1867
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2088
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1459
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1439
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1713
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1347
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1864
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1341
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$2046
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1688
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1442
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1966
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1548
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1299
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1499
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1608
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1532
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1578
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1434
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1636
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1502
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1476
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1654
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1324
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1536
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1364
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1476
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1565
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1546

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754