Cost of living in Copenhagen 2026
Typical rent, prices and the overall cost index for Copenhagen, with quick comparisons to other cities.
Cost index (base New York = 100)
87.2
13% cheaper than New York
CopenhagenUSD
1-bed apartment, centre 13,500 DKK $1,957
1-bed apartment, outside centre 10,000 DKK $1,450
3-bed apartment, centre 22,000 DKK $3,190
Room in shared flat 5,500 DKK $798
Buy price per m2 66,000 DKK $9,570
Living cost excl. rent 9,000 DKK $1,305
Typical net salary 31,000 DKK $4,495
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How we calculate and where the data comes from
Educational model, not financial, tax or relocation advice. Figures are estimates for 2026 and are rounded to ranges, never exact values. Our cost index is built from open data and adapted by CrawlJobs (aggregated and reweighted); it is not endorsed by the sources.
Sources: Eurostat (free reuse, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), World Bank Open Data ICP (CC-BY-4.0), US BEA / HUD / Census (public domain), GeoNames (CC-BY-4.0). Source and product names are used for attribution only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.