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

🙂 Solo nomad: Roskilde is 26.7% cheaper than Copenhagen without rent, and 18% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Roskilde is 10.1% cheaper than Copenhagen without rent, and 12.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$18.77 DKK 121

$24.99 DKK 161

-24.89%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$118 DKK 760

$122 DKK 786

-3.33%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.79 DKK 88.7

$15.77 DKK 101

-12.56%

Cappuccino

$7.11 DKK 45.74

$6.67 DKK 42.90

6.60%

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

$4.76 DKK 30.60

$4.43 DKK 28.49

7.45%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.21 DKK 20.65

$3.32 DKK 21.37

-3.31%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$9.18 DKK 59.0

$9.05 DKK 58.2

1.44%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.65 DKK 49.22

$8.79 DKK 56.5

-12.97%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.07 DKK 13.29

$2.19 DKK 14.10

-5.48%

White Bread (500g)

$3.19 DKK 20.53

$4.82 DKK 31.02

-33.82%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.42 DKK 15.58

$3.21 DKK 20.63

-24.61%

Eggs

$5.05 DKK 32.44

$5.64 DKK 36.29

-10.46%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.62 DKK 87.6

$15.57 DKK 100

-12.52%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$10.69 DKK 68.8

$12.28 DKK 79.0

-12.95%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.13 DKK 104

$17.06 DKK 110

-5.45%

Apples (1kg)

$2.77 DKK 17.80

$3.34 DKK 21.49

-17.07%

Banana (1kg)

$2.90 DKK 18.62

$3.56 DKK 22.88

-18.54%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.16 DKK 13.88

$3.70 DKK 23.81

-41.62%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.22 DKK 27.16

$5.42 DKK 34.85

-22.14%

Potato (1kg)

$1.83 DKK 11.75

$2.54 DKK 16.32

-27.95%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 DKK 9.71

$2.14 DKK 13.75

-29.44%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.63 DKK 10.45

$2.35 DKK 15.09

-30.64%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.75 DKK 4.81

$1.62 DKK 10.45

-53.70%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.99 DKK 57.8

$9.96 DKK 64.0

-9.74%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.78 DKK 50.1

$10.77 DKK 69.3

-27.76%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.00 DKK 12.83

$1.77 DKK 11.40

12.99%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.11 DKK 13.57

$2.41 DKK 15.53

-12.45%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.79 DKK 24.37

$3.71 DKK 23.84

2.16%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$78.8 DKK 507

$117 DKK 755

-32.88%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.16 DKK 39.61

$7.96 DKK 51.2

-22.61%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.43 DKK 9.20

$2.08 DKK 13.37

-31.25%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$60.8 DKK 391

$109 DKK 704

-44.45%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.18 DKK 14.05

$2.22 DKK 14.30

-1.80%

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

$49.8K DKK 320.3K

$50.1K DKK 322.3K

-0.63%

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

$48.5K DKK 311.6K

$52.3K DKK 336.5K

-7.42%

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

$211 DKK 1,360

$200 DKK 1,283

6.00%

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

$20.25 DKK 130

$17.35 DKK 112

16.71%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$41.03 DKK 264

$43.09 DKK 277

-4.78%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$55.0 DKK 353

$55.2 DKK 355

-0.40%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$29.53 DKK 190

$35.43 DKK 228

-16.65%

Cinema Ticket

$16.98 DKK 109

$20.03 DKK 129

-15.23%

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

$390 DKK 2,508

$589 DKK 3,786

-33.76%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,815 DKK 37.4K

$16.3K DKK 104.6K

-64.24%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$101 DKK 649

$127 DKK 817

-20.57%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$36.11 DKK 232

$54.0 DKK 347

-33.12%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$120 DKK 773

$138 DKK 890

-13.06%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$202 DKK 1,296

$198 DKK 1,276

1.61%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,338 DKK 8,600

$1,986 DKK 12.8K

-32.66%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,125 DKK 7,232

$1,478 DKK 9,501

-23.88%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,690 DKK 17.3K

$3,472 DKK 22.3K

-22.53%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,072 DKK 13.3K

$2,485 DKK 16.0K

-16.63%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,959 DKK 44.7K

$10.4K DKK 66.7K

-32.95%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,345 DKK 40.8K

$6,998 DKK 45.0K

-9.33%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$4,188 DKK 26.9K

$4,796 DKK 30.8K

-12.66%

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: March 1, 2026

Last update for Copenhagen: March 2, 2026

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