Cost of Living Comparison Between Esbjerg and Copenhagen Cost of Living Comparison Between Esbjerg and Copenhagen

🙂 Solo nomad: Esbjerg is 12.3% cheaper than Copenhagen without rent, and 35.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Esbjerg is 10.5% cheaper than Copenhagen without rent, and 34.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$23.23 DKK 150

$25.63 DKK 165

-9.36%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$108 DKK 696

$123 DKK 796

-12.47%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.3 DKK 85.7

$15.43 DKK 99.4

-13.80%

Cappuccino

$5.02 DKK 32.37

$6.95 DKK 44.81

-27.77%

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

$3.34 DKK 21.5

$4.26 DKK 27.45

-21.60%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.03 DKK 19.54

$3.43 DKK 22.1

-11.66%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.16 DKK 46.13

$9.28 DKK 59.8

-22.84%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.14 DKK 39.56

$9.11 DKK 58.7

-32.60%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.16 DKK 13.93

$2.24 DKK 14.45

-3.57%

White Bread (500g)

$2.63 DKK 16.93

$4.82 DKK 31.04

-45.44%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.41 DKK 15.52

$3.33 DKK 21.43

-27.63%

Eggs

$4.9 DKK 31.58

$5.51 DKK 35.53

-11.07%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.77 DKK 43.63

$15.19 DKK 97.9

-55.43%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.56 DKK 61.6

$12.25 DKK 79

-21.96%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10 DKK 64.4

$16.7 DKK 108

-40.12%

Apples (1kg)

$2.54 DKK 16.39

$3.33 DKK 21.45

-23.72%

Banana (1kg)

$2.76 DKK 17.76

$3.68 DKK 23.69

-25.00%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.78 DKK 17.91

$3.67 DKK 23.67

-24.25%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.2 DKK 20.61

$5.7 DKK 36.72

-43.86%

Potato (1kg)

$2.01 DKK 12.98

$2.66 DKK 17.16

-24.44%

Onion (1kg)

$1.75 DKK 11.26

$2.15 DKK 13.83

-18.60%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.58 DKK 10.19

$2.25 DKK 14.47

-29.78%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.73 DKK 4.73

$1.66 DKK 10.7

-56.02%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$9.16 DKK 59

$10.06 DKK 64.8

-8.95%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.4 DKK 54.1

$10.71 DKK 69

-21.57%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.55 DKK 10.01

$1.81 DKK 11.65

-14.36%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.42 DKK 15.58

$2.51 DKK 16.15

-3.59%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.99 DKK 25.71

$3.69 DKK 23.81

8.13%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$193 DKK 1,242

$118 DKK 761

63.07%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$9.32 DKK 60.1

$7.64 DKK 49.22

21.99%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.75 DKK 11.25

$2.07 DKK 13.32

-15.46%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$77 DKK 496

$107 DKK 688

-27.91%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.19 DKK 14.12

$2.21 DKK 14.23

-0.90%

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

$47.1K DKK 303.4K

$51.3K DKK 330.3K

-8.15%

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

$55K DKK 354.7K

$52.4K DKK 337.5K

5.10%

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

$306 DKK 1,969

$198 DKK 1,274

54.56%

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

$21.15 DKK 136

$17.62 DKK 114

20.03%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$45.81 DKK 295

$43.05 DKK 277

6.41%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$39.07 DKK 252

$56.1 DKK 362

-30.41%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$38.17 DKK 246

$35.06 DKK 226

8.87%

Cinema Ticket

$22.61 DKK 146

$20.16 DKK 130

12.15%

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

$484 DKK 3,118

$608 DKK 3,916

-20.39%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,690 DKK 56K

$16.2K DKK 104.2K

-46.27%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$91.6 DKK 590

$126 DKK 810

-27.12%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$38.58 DKK 249

$52.7 DKK 340

-26.82%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$77.4 DKK 498

$142 DKK 918

-45.69%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$126 DKK 813

$197 DKK 1,266

-35.77%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,048 DKK 6,754

$2,030 DKK 13.1K

-48.36%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$524 DKK 3,373

$1,467 DKK 9,449

-64.30%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,200 DKK 7,732

$3,494 DKK 22.5K

-65.65%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$971 DKK 6,254

$2,494 DKK 16.1K

-61.09%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,783 DKK 17.9K

$9,807 DKK 63.2K

-71.62%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,076 DKK 13.4K

$6,619 DKK 42.6K

-68.63%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$5,331 DKK 34.3K

$4,568 DKK 29.4K

16.71%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.27

4.19

1.91%

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

Last update for Esbjerg: October 29, 2025

Last update for Copenhagen: October 29, 2025

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