Cost of living comparison

Malmo, Sweden

compared to

Copenhagen, Denmark

Copenhagen vs. Malmo Cost of Living Summary

Copenhagen is 62.0% more expensive than Malmo.

Restaurants: pay 62.4% more in Copenhagen
Groceries: pay 19.9% more in Copenhagen
Transportation: pay 37.6% more in Copenhagen
Housing: pay 63.1% more in Copenhagen
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Copenhagen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.6% more in Copenhagen
Clothing: pay 22.8% more in Copenhagen

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Copenhagen are more expensive than in Malmo. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Copenhagen.

Copenhagen vs. Malmo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Copenhagen instead of Malmo, you would:

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pay 62.4% more for restaurants

	Malmo	Copenhagen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.78 SEK112.27	$21.56 DKK141.54	+83.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.09 SEK105.67	$14.37 DKK94.36	+29.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 SEK21.90	$3.78 DKK24.82	+64.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 SEK16.46	$2.98 DKK19.55	+72.5%
Average			+62.4%

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pay 19.9% more for groceries

	Malmo	Copenhagen
Bread 1 loaf	$2.70 SEK25.71	$3.78 DKK24.83	+40.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.65 SEK53.85	$6.47 DKK42.48	+14.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.78 SEK55.08	$7.42 DKK48.74	+28.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.93 SEK37.43	$4.75 DKK31.20	+21.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.13 SEK48.91	$5.10 DKK33.47	-0.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 SEK13.25	$1.41 DKK9.26	+1.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.20 SEK11.41	$1.42 DKK9.29	+18.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.30 SEK12.43	$1.51 DKK9.92	+15.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.94 SEK18.54	$2.12 DKK13.89	+8.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 SEK6.77	$1.07 DKK7.02	+50.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 SEK7.19	$0.90 DKK5.93	+19.9%
Average			+19.9%

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pay 37.6% more for transportation

	Malmo	Copenhagen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.59 SEK62.81	$7.78 DKK51.09	+18.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$61.15 SEK582.94	$100.30 DKK658.51	+64.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,544.48 SEK272,097.41	$50,303.99 DKK330,250.75	+76.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.47 SEK252.28	$24.43 DKK160.41	-7.7%
Average			+37.6%

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pay 63.1% more for housing

	Malmo	Copenhagen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.79 SEK303.01	$36.84 DKK241.86	+15.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$836.36 SEK7,972.52	$1,691.68 DKK11,106.02	+102.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$732.00 SEK6,977.67	$1,264.98 DKK8,304.74	+72.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$94.04 SEK896.44	$151.98 DKK997.77	+61.6%
Average			+63.1%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Malmo	Copenhagen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.93 SEK1,324.38	$580.24 DKK3,809.35	+317.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,928.27 SEK66,043.06	$12,599.95 DKK82,719.95	+81.9%
Average			+199.8%

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pay 28.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Malmo	Copenhagen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.93 SEK66.04	$8.62 DKK56.61	+24.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.23 SEK40.34	$6.19 DKK40.64	+46.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.93 SEK66.04	$9.05 DKK59.45	+30.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.70 SEK359.37	$43.41 DKK284.96	+15.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.78 SEK140.89	$18.68 DKK122.66	+26.4%
Average			+28.6%

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pay 22.8% more for clothing

	Malmo	Copenhagen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$91.04 SEK867.87	$115.64 DKK759.20	+27.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.88 SEK418.27	$48.78 DKK320.28	+11.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.84 SEK913.60	$121.38 DKK796.84	+26.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.57 SEK1,320.86	$174.89 DKK1,148.15	+26.2%
Average			+22.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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