Cost of Living Comparison Between Aarhus and Copenhagen Cost of Living Comparison Between Aarhus and Copenhagen

🙂 Solo nomad: Aarhus is 12.9% cheaper than Copenhagen without rent, and 20.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Aarhus is 10.7% cheaper than Copenhagen without rent, and 19.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$23.17 DKK 149

$25.16 DKK 162

-7.91%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$117 DKK 750

$124 DKK 794

-5.59%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.78 DKK 88.6

$15.35 DKK 98.7

-10.23%

Cappuccino

$7.00 DKK 45.01

$6.62 DKK 42.57

5.74%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.83 DKK 31.08

$4.38 DKK 28.17

10.27%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.18 DKK 20.46

$3.29 DKK 21.17

-3.34%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$9.03 DKK 58.1

$9.58 DKK 61.6

-5.74%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.87 DKK 50.6

$9.05 DKK 58.2

-13.04%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.05 DKK 13.17

$2.27 DKK 14.59

-9.69%

White Bread (500g)

$3.15 DKK 20.28

$4.87 DKK 31.31

-35.32%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.50 DKK 16.06

$3.19 DKK 20.49

-21.63%

Eggs

$4.87 DKK 31.28

$5.64 DKK 36.25

-13.65%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.51 DKK 86.9

$15.14 DKK 97.4

-10.77%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$10.92 DKK 70.2

$12.28 DKK 79.0

-11.07%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$15.79 DKK 102

$16.81 DKK 108

-6.07%

Apples (1kg)

$3.04 DKK 19.56

$3.28 DKK 21.07

-7.32%

Banana (1kg)

$3.38 DKK 21.72

$3.51 DKK 22.55

-3.70%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.65 DKK 23.48

$3.88 DKK 24.96

-5.93%

Tomato (1kg)

$5.87 DKK 37.76

$5.71 DKK 36.69

2.80%

Potato (1kg)

$2.30 DKK 14.79

$2.56 DKK 16.48

-10.16%

Onion (1kg)

$1.79 DKK 11.48

$2.12 DKK 13.64

-15.57%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.32 DKK 14.91

$2.35 DKK 15.09

-1.28%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.83 DKK 5.31

$1.61 DKK 10.36

-48.45%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$9.98 DKK 64.2

$9.99 DKK 64.3

-0.10%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.53 DKK 67.7

$10.82 DKK 69.6

-2.68%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.00 DKK 12.85

$1.79 DKK 11.48

11.73%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.11 DKK 13.58

$2.40 DKK 15.42

-12.08%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.78 DKK 24.33

$3.62 DKK 23.30

4.42%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$64.7 DKK 416

$118 DKK 762

-45.39%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$7.81 DKK 50.2

$7.89 DKK 50.7

-1.01%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.76 DKK 11.31

$2.05 DKK 13.17

-14.15%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$60.4 DKK 388

$107 DKK 685

-43.37%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.22 DKK 14.28

$2.29 DKK 14.72

-3.06%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$48.5K DKK 312.1K

$50.8K DKK 326.9K

-4.53%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$48.8K DKK 313.6K

$51.0K DKK 328.1K

-4.42%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$205 DKK 1,320

$203 DKK 1,307

0.97%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$20.12 DKK 129

$17.44 DKK 112

15.37%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$41.29 DKK 266

$43.40 DKK 279

-4.86%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$48.81 DKK 314

$56.8 DKK 365

-14.13%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$34.41 DKK 221

$35.20 DKK 226

-2.24%

Cinema Ticket

$18.33 DKK 118

$19.98 DKK 128

-8.26%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$753 DKK 4,842

$608 DKK 3,912

23.77%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,893 DKK 37.9K

$16.5K DKK 106.0K

-64.25%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$101 DKK 650

$128 DKK 823

-21.03%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$36.12 DKK 232

$53.8 DKK 346

-32.81%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$120 DKK 769

$138 DKK 890

-13.55%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$194 DKK 1,248

$199 DKK 1,277

-2.28%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,440 DKK 9,256

$2,010 DKK 12.9K

-28.38%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,000 DKK 6,433

$1,475 DKK 9,486

-32.19%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,118 DKK 13.6K

$3,523 DKK 22.7K

-39.86%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,819 DKK 11.7K

$2,548 DKK 16.4K

-28.61%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$7,951 DKK 51.1K

$10.3K DKK 66.1K

-22.71%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,527 DKK 35.5K

$6,907 DKK 44.4K

-19.98%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$4,401 DKK 28.3K

$4,798 DKK 30.8K

-8.26%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.38

4.19

4.53%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Aarhus: January 12, 2026

Last update for Copenhagen: January 13, 2026

City Median Internet Speeds Comparison (Updated December 2025)

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