Cost of Living Comparison Between Roskilde and Copenhagen Cost of Living Comparison Between Roskilde and Copenhagen

🙂 Solo nomad: Roskilde is 3.8% cheaper than Copenhagen without rent, and 17.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Roskilde is 10.2% cheaper than Copenhagen without rent, and 16.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$18.72 DKK 120

$25.16 DKK 162

-25.60%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$117 DKK 753

$124 DKK 794

-5.22%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$14.09 DKK 90.6

$15.35 DKK 98.7

-8.21%

Cappuccino

$6.99 DKK 44.97

$6.62 DKK 42.57

5.59%

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

$4.73 DKK 30.41

$4.38 DKK 28.17

7.99%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.10 DKK 19.96

$3.29 DKK 21.17

-5.78%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$9.11 DKK 58.6

$9.58 DKK 61.6

-4.91%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.64 DKK 49.13

$9.05 DKK 58.2

-15.58%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.07 DKK 13.33

$2.27 DKK 14.59

-8.81%

White Bread (500g)

$3.25 DKK 20.87

$4.87 DKK 31.31

-33.26%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.39 DKK 15.35

$3.19 DKK 20.49

-25.08%

Eggs

$4.90 DKK 31.52

$5.64 DKK 36.25

-13.12%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.80 DKK 88.7

$15.14 DKK 97.4

-8.85%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$10.83 DKK 69.7

$12.28 DKK 79.0

-11.81%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$15.76 DKK 101

$16.81 DKK 108

-6.25%

Apples (1kg)

$2.74 DKK 17.62

$3.28 DKK 21.07

-16.46%

Banana (1kg)

$2.90 DKK 18.65

$3.51 DKK 22.55

-17.38%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.18 DKK 14.02

$3.88 DKK 24.96

-43.81%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.23 DKK 27.22

$5.71 DKK 36.69

-25.92%

Potato (1kg)

$1.83 DKK 11.74

$2.56 DKK 16.48

-28.52%

Onion (1kg)

$1.54 DKK 9.88

$2.12 DKK 13.64

-27.36%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.58 DKK 10.15

$2.35 DKK 15.09

-32.77%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.80 DKK 5.17

$1.61 DKK 10.36

-50.31%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.73 DKK 56.1

$9.99 DKK 64.3

-12.61%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.76 DKK 49.88

$10.82 DKK 69.6

-28.28%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.92 DKK 12.36

$1.79 DKK 11.48

7.26%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.13 DKK 13.68

$2.40 DKK 15.42

-11.25%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.75 DKK 24.11

$3.62 DKK 23.30

3.59%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$76.8 DKK 494

$118 DKK 762

-35.13%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.35 DKK 40.82

$7.89 DKK 50.7

-19.52%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.40 DKK 9.01

$2.05 DKK 13.17

-31.71%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$59.9 DKK 385

$107 DKK 685

-43.80%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.18 DKK 14.00

$2.29 DKK 14.72

-4.80%

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

$49.6K DKK 318.7K

$50.8K DKK 326.9K

-2.50%

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

$48.2K DKK 309.8K

$51.0K DKK 328.1K

-5.57%

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

$211 DKK 1,358

$203 DKK 1,307

3.84%

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

$20.17 DKK 130

$17.44 DKK 112

15.65%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$40.57 DKK 261

$43.40 DKK 279

-6.52%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$54.9 DKK 353

$56.8 DKK 365

-3.45%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$29.42 DKK 189

$35.20 DKK 226

-16.42%

Cinema Ticket

$16.85 DKK 108

$19.98 DKK 128

-15.67%

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

$391 DKK 2,514

$608 DKK 3,912

-35.74%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,750 DKK 37.0K

$16.5K DKK 106.0K

-65.12%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$102 DKK 653

$128 DKK 823

-20.65%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$36.32 DKK 234

$53.8 DKK 346

-32.44%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$121 DKK 776

$138 DKK 890

-12.72%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$196 DKK 1,258

$199 DKK 1,277

-1.56%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,323 DKK 8,507

$2,010 DKK 12.9K

-34.18%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,129 DKK 7,262

$1,475 DKK 9,486

-23.45%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,595 DKK 16.7K

$3,523 DKK 22.7K

-26.34%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,099 DKK 13.5K

$2,548 DKK 16.4K

-17.61%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$10.3K DKK 66.1K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,907 DKK 44.4K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$4,728 DKK 30.4K

$4,798 DKK 30.8K

-1.46%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.93

4.19

-6.21%

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

Last update for Roskilde: January 13, 2026

Last update for Copenhagen: January 13, 2026

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