Cost of Living Comparison Between Copenhagen and Trondheim Cost of Living Comparison Between Copenhagen and Trondheim

🙂 Solo nomad: Copenhagen is 2.5% cheaper than Trondheim without rent, and 8% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Copenhagen is 0.1% more expensive than Trondheim without rent, and 14.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$24.99 DKK 161

$22.83 NOK 221

9.46%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$122 DKK 786

$120 NOK 1,163

1.62%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$15.77 DKK 101

$14.18 NOK 137

11.21%

Cappuccino

$6.67 DKK 42.90

$4.67 NOK 45.13

42.83%

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

$4.43 DKK 28.49

$3.67 NOK 35.44

20.71%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.32 DKK 21.37

$2.87 NOK 27.77

15.68%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$9.05 DKK 58.2

$10.67 NOK 103

-15.18%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.79 DKK 56.5

$11.70 NOK 113

-24.87%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.19 DKK 14.10

$2.54 NOK 24.61

-13.78%

White Bread (500g)

$4.82 DKK 31.02

$3.54 NOK 34.24

36.16%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.21 DKK 20.63

$3.84 NOK 37.11

-16.41%

Eggs

$5.64 DKK 36.29

$4.61 NOK 44.56

22.34%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.57 DKK 100

$11.98 NOK 116

29.97%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$12.28 DKK 79.0

$15.11 NOK 146

-18.73%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$17.06 DKK 110

$28.78 NOK 278

-40.72%

Apples (1kg)

$3.34 DKK 21.49

$3.74 NOK 36.16

-10.70%

Banana (1kg)

$3.56 DKK 22.88

$2.83 NOK 27.41

25.80%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.70 DKK 23.81

$2.68 NOK 25.96

38.06%

Tomato (1kg)

$5.42 DKK 34.85

$5.21 NOK 50.4

4.03%

Potato (1kg)

$2.54 DKK 16.32

$2.98 NOK 28.81

-14.77%

Onion (1kg)

$2.14 DKK 13.75

$3.24 NOK 31.32

-33.95%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.35 DKK 15.09

$3.16 NOK 30.53

-25.63%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.62 DKK 10.45

$2.42 NOK 23.43

-33.06%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$9.96 DKK 64.0

$14.99 NOK 145

-33.56%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.77 DKK 69.3

$18.54 NOK 179

-41.91%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 DKK 11.40

$3.67 NOK 35.48

-51.77%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.41 DKK 15.53

$4.76 NOK 46.00

-49.37%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.71 DKK 23.84

$4.56 NOK 44.06

-18.64%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$117 DKK 755

$91.6 NOK 885

28.27%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$7.96 DKK 51.2

$15.40 NOK 149

-48.31%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.08 DKK 13.37

$2.19 NOK 21.22

-5.02%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$109 DKK 704

$90.1 NOK 871

21.54%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.22 DKK 14.30

$2.22 NOK 21.45

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

$50.1K DKK 322.3K

$32.3K NOK 312.8K

54.96%

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

$52.3K DKK 336.5K

$42.4K NOK 409.9K

23.48%

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

$200 DKK 1,283

$322 NOK 3,115

-38.07%

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

$17.35 DKK 112

$42.25 NOK 409

-58.93%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$43.09 DKK 277

$76.5 NOK 740

-43.68%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$55.2 DKK 355

$43.51 NOK 421

26.84%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$35.43 DKK 228

$48.00 NOK 464

-26.19%

Cinema Ticket

$20.03 DKK 129

$17.24 NOK 167

16.18%

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

$589 DKK 3,786

$330 NOK 3,193

78.32%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.3K DKK 104.6K

$8,505 NOK 82.2K

91.22%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$127 DKK 817

$112 NOK 1,085

13.29%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$54.0 DKK 347

$48.39 NOK 468

11.57%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$138 DKK 890

$125 NOK 1,213

10.27%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$198 DKK 1,276

$132 NOK 1,277

50.28%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,986 DKK 12.8K

$1,374 NOK 13.3K

44.56%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,478 DKK 9,501

$1,095 NOK 10.6K

34.98%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$3,472 DKK 22.3K

$2,280 NOK 22.0K

52.32%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,485 DKK 16.0K

$1,691 NOK 16.4K

46.95%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$10.4K DKK 66.7K

$6,080 NOK 58.8K

70.72%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,998 DKK 45.0K

$4,743 NOK 45.9K

47.55%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$4,796 DKK 30.8K

$4,170 NOK 40.3K

14.99%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.19

4.32

-3.01%

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

Last update for Copenhagen: March 2, 2026

Last update for Trondheim: March 3, 2026

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