Cost of living comparison

Rome, Italy

compared to

Copenhagen, Denmark

Copenhagen vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Copenhagen is 57.1% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 75.6% more in Copenhagen
Groceries: pay 42.3% more in Copenhagen
Transportation: pay 76.6% more in Copenhagen
Housing: pay 31.3% more in Copenhagen
Childcare: pay 17.1% more in Copenhagen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 91.2% more in Copenhagen
Clothing: pay 65.9% more in Copenhagen

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

Copenhagen vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 75.6% more for restaurants

	Rome	Copenhagen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €14.73	$21.56 DKK147.86	+34.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €9.82	$14.37 DKK98.57	+34.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 €2.05	$3.78 DKK25.93	+69.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €1.03	$2.98 DKK20.42	+165.2%
Average			+75.6%

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pay 42.3% more for groceries

	Rome	Copenhagen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 €1.63	$3.78 DKK25.94	+112.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 €6.41	$6.47 DKK44.38	-7.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 €5.68	$7.42 DKK50.92	+19.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.44	$4.75 DKK32.60	+26.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.48	$5.10 DKK34.97	+4.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.98	$1.41 DKK9.67	+31.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.85	$1.42 DKK9.71	+53.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.82	$1.51 DKK10.36	+69.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €1.00	$2.12 DKK14.51	+93.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.67	$1.07 DKK7.34	+46.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.72	$0.90 DKK6.20	+15.3%
Average			+42.3%

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pay 76.6% more for transportation

	Rome	Copenhagen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 €6.55	$7.78 DKK53.37	+8.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.51 €34.36	$100.30 DKK687.92	+167.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,794.08 €24,544.58	$50,303.99 DKK345,004.91	+87.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.15 €15.71	$24.43 DKK167.57	+42.5%
Average			+76.6%

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pay 31.3% more for housing

	Rome	Copenhagen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.46 €26.98	$36.84 DKK252.66	+25.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,180.31 €1,081.22	$1,691.68 DKK11,602.19	+43.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$763.10 €699.03	$1,264.98 DKK8,675.76	+65.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.26 €153.22	$151.98 DKK1,042.34	-9.1%
Average			+31.3%

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pay 17.1% more for childcare

	Rome	Copenhagen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.83 €466.11	$580.24 DKK3,979.53	+14.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,490.67 €9,609.93	$12,599.95 DKK86,415.52	+20.1%
Average			+17.1%

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pay 91.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Copenhagen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €4.91	$8.62 DKK59.14	+60.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 €1.40	$6.19 DKK42.46	+305.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €5.89	$9.05 DKK62.10	+40.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.31 €53.42	$43.41 DKK297.69	-25.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €9.82	$18.68 DKK128.14	+74.3%
Average			+91.2%

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pay 65.9% more for clothing

	Rome	Copenhagen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.43 €59.94	$115.64 DKK793.12	+76.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.74 €28.16	$48.78 DKK334.59	+58.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.17 €70.69	$121.38 DKK832.44	+57.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.32 €93.73	$174.89 DKK1,199.45	+70.9%
Average			+65.9%

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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: March 2025

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