Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Copenhagen Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Copenhagen

🙂 Solo nomad: Lisbon is 37.4% cheaper than Copenhagen without rent, and 26.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lisbon is 39.1% cheaper than Copenhagen without rent, and 32.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$16.09 €13.89

$25.63 DKK 165

-37.22%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$64.1 €55.3

$123 DKK 796

-48.12%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.28 €8.88

$15.43 DKK 99.4

-33.38%

Cappuccino

$2.78 €2.4

$6.95 DKK 44.81

-60.00%

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

$2.23 €1.92

$4.26 DKK 27.45

-47.65%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.57 €1.35

$3.43 DKK 22.1

-54.23%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.41 €2.95

$9.28 DKK 59.8

-63.25%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.82 €3.3

$9.11 DKK 58.7

-58.07%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.14 €0.98

$2.24 DKK 14.45

-49.11%

White Bread (500g)

$1.73 €1.49

$4.82 DKK 31.04

-64.11%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.67 €1.44

$3.33 DKK 21.43

-49.85%

Eggs

$3.13 €2.7

$5.51 DKK 35.53

-43.19%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.31 €11.5

$15.19 DKK 97.9

-12.38%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.99 €6.9

$12.25 DKK 79

-34.78%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$15.97 €13.79

$16.7 DKK 108

-4.37%

Apples (1kg)

$2.28 €1.97

$3.33 DKK 21.45

-31.53%

Banana (1kg)

$1.7 €1.47

$3.68 DKK 23.69

-53.80%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.04 €1.76

$3.67 DKK 23.67

-44.41%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.55 €2.2

$5.7 DKK 36.72

-55.26%

Potato (1kg)

$1.76 €1.52

$2.66 DKK 17.16

-33.83%

Onion (1kg)

$2.05 €1.77

$2.15 DKK 13.83

-4.65%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.98 €1.71

$2.25 DKK 14.47

-12.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.81 €0.7

$1.66 DKK 10.7

-51.20%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.59 €5.69

$10.06 DKK 64.8

-34.49%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.87 €5.07

$10.71 DKK 69

-45.19%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.33 €1.15

$1.81 DKK 11.65

-26.52%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.92 €2.52

$2.51 DKK 16.15

16.33%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.27 €1.96

$3.69 DKK 23.81

-38.48%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$46.15 €39.85

$118 DKK 761

-60.95%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.23 €3.66

$7.64 DKK 49.22

-44.63%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.86 €0.75

$2.07 DKK 13.32

-58.45%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$18.68 €16.13

$107 DKK 688

-82.52%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.09 €1.81

$2.21 DKK 14.23

-5.43%

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

$34.5K €29.8K

$51.3K DKK 330.3K

-32.68%

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

$39.6K €34.2K

$52.4K DKK 337.5K

-24.31%

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

$148 €128

$198 DKK 1,274

-24.99%

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

$20.98 €18.11

$17.62 DKK 114

19.07%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.65 €34.24

$43.05 DKK 277

-7.90%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$47.92 €41.37

$56.1 DKK 362

-14.64%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.57 €16.03

$35.06 DKK 226

-47.03%

Cinema Ticket

$9.38 €8.1

$20.16 DKK 130

-53.47%

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

$607 €524

$608 DKK 3,916

-0.09%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.1K €13.9K

$16.2K DKK 104.2K

-0.39%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$104 €90.1

$126 DKK 810

-16.93%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$41.09 €35.48

$52.7 DKK 340

-22.06%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$92.7 €80

$142 DKK 918

-34.96%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$119 €102

$197 DKK 1,266

-39.62%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,592 €1,375

$2,030 DKK 13.1K

-21.56%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,262 €1,090

$1,467 DKK 9,449

-13.94%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$3,046 €2,630

$3,494 DKK 22.5K

-12.80%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 €1,787

$2,494 DKK 16.1K

-17.04%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$7,280 €6,286

$9,807 DKK 63.2K

-25.77%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,549 €3,928

$6,619 DKK 42.6K

-31.27%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,462 €1,263

$4,568 DKK 29.4K

-67.98%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.81

4.19

-9.07%

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

Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

Last update for Copenhagen: October 29, 2025

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