Cost of Living in COPENHAGEN 🇩🇰 | What We Spend in a Month 2023

This video is for anyone wondering if they can afford to live in Copenhagen, a city with a very high cost of living. We break down the expenses that we pay while living in Copenhagen and help you to see if you can afford to live there.
Moving to Copenhagen often includes an increase in salary and if you relocate with a company, you may even get a cost of living adjustment - but how far will it go? We look at many of our daily expenses in Copenhagen including groceries, entertainment, and daily commuting.
In this video we also look at how much a Copenhagen rent costs in various parts of the city. We hope this video will answer the question, "how expensive is Copenhagen" for anyone thinking of making the move there.
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[@captaincosmodrome]

I'm planning my move to Denmark and you guys are hitting all the information gaps that I have. Thank you so much for sharing your experiences and information.

[@RobeTrotting]

Our pleasure! So glad it was helpful and good luck in your planning and moving 😃

[@andersjjensen]

Ask anything you need to know from a native Dane. First piece of volunteered information: Copenhagen is famously/notoriously expensive when compared to the rest of Denmark. If you go to Aalborg or Odense those eating/drinking out prices are going to be 20-25% lower. Aarhus is "getting up there" too since it's the second largest city, but you can find decently sized cities (+50k people) all over the country that all have everything you need at much better prices than the capital.

[@Hansen710]

stay away from copenhagen.. it´s not worth it ( ask all my friends that are born there and they will say the same) bad prices and bad people, it´s not worth it

[@Kingtot]

@Glorious-Free-time But Randers is the capital of the Danish hillbillies.

[@CyberRide1]

​@@andersjjensencan I get your mail?

[@Joliie]

Live on southern Fyn, there is a reason why so many retired people from Copenhagen move here, with the cost of an apartment/house in central Copenhagen, you could pay for a house with a view over the strait. True you don't have the same options with going out or to venues, but again it's only a 2 hour drive. Either going to Århus or Copenhagen. Rejsekortet (Traveling card) works for any public transportation in Denmark, so not just the metropolitan area of Copenhagen. The food option shown are all organic, so a bit more expensive than the none organic options. The medicine cost, if you have a chronic disease, you can get a cost reduction in your medicine bill.

[@Remco32]

Wouldn't it make more sense to travel to Odense instead of Aarhus if you live in Fyn?

[@gianmarcossalazar]

Excelent video with a lot helpful info, now I'm waiting for the neighborhoods video. Thanks

[@jonhinson5701]

Great video. I remember Copenhagen as a tourist and it did seem like a great place to live. Love to all of the Nordic countries!

[@helledusseda]

How great is the level of info and editing in this…expensive looking video?!? 😏🤩 loved it! From a copenhagener

[@cf1324]

That's a nice video. Maybe you can also do a video with some friends where you run through a monthly budget and discuss you decided to splurge and save? I think that would be interesting

[@preciousjackson6875]

Thank you guys so much for all the information. I really hope I can make this move happen. :)

[@mavecchio05]

We just love your content boys! Keep it up, please!

[@DaneInTheUS]

This was great! Thank you!

[@RobeTrotting]

You're so welcome! Thanks for watching and happy that you enjoyed it 😃🇩🇰

[@sixxdog]

Good rundown and accurate overview. These are probably somewhat limited too Aarhus and Copenhagen, and especially housing is maybe half in all other cities.

[@changingscripts]

I've been here a couple of weeks now and am pleasantly surprised by how affordable and excellent quality the thrift stores are. The Red Cross stores, foe example, have shurts and pants for about $10. I will be shopping in these stores quite a bit, just like I did when I lived in San Francisco, because the clothes look like theyve not been worn. They are in tjat good of shape.

[@charisma-hornum-fries]

There's a lot of great thrift stores in Denmark. You'll love the summertime flee market season. The weekends particularly. There's also the indoor flee markets around. Google them and you will be rewarded 😊 I love thrifting too. It's almost addictive 😅

[@KarinaSmuleSinger]

It literally makes me feel proud of living in Denmark, when I see that people who are coming to live here, they can use the Second hand to hand, or Red Cross butik. You found the right solution ❤ Thank you so much for doing this, and helping the World by starting reducing the Co2 in Denmark 🇩🇰❤️❤️❤️

[@CyberRide1]

​@@KarinaSmuleSingercan I get your contact? Am also planning to come

[@Rasendebolge]

Rejsekortet is used all over Denmark and so is the zone system. Copenhagen is not the only place. Roskilde the city I live in is in zone 8.

[@RobeTrotting]

Yeah, that’s true. This was specific to Copenhagen though, so if we didn’t mention that fact it wasn’t for any reason than the topic was on Copenhagen budgets.

[@Rasendebolge]

@@RobeTrotting You did mention that in the beginning, but when you explained about rejsekortet and zones it sounded like these was only inside Copenhagen instead of them being part of the entire country and Copenhagen being a part of that.

[@MrDslacker]

If you commute 7 zones I would think that is more than 20 km and thus you are eligible for a tax break for that.

[@andersjjensen]

Here in Aalborg the prices for eating and drinking out are AT LEAST 25% cheaper. Also there is absolutely no way in hell I'm going to pay 145,- for a bowl of rammen. 70,- would be my max if I don't know the place and perhaps 85,- if everyone is hyping it to the moon.

[@Hansen710]

som infødt københavner ville jeg heller ik betale 17500kr for en lejlighed på vesterbro (der kan man bo på strandvejen for den pris) men sådan er det at være jyde eller turrist i kbh. os københavnere er født med rundsave på albuerne som man siger

[@stardust0022]

Det er også helt absurd og give 95 kr for en bolle med ost og en kop kaffe.. de må sgu tjene godt 🤣

[@SuiGenerisAbbie]

You have a professional setup with the mic front and center! Well done. I love these finances videos. Question: So, you bought your flat outright rather than rent it, monthly, then? All I can say is that your jobs must pay you two very well. Your phone and internet streaming services are so cheap! Good for you! Your gym is also super cheap. You've got it all sorted out. Danish grocery stores are not nearly as pricey as Whole Foods is. In fact, groceries are so cheap over there.

[@helene8331]

Thank you for this. In a few months I’ll be returning to Copenhagen ( for a holiday) after living in Australia for 30 years

[@RobeTrotting]

That’s great! Safe travels. We’ll have more Copenhagen travel and tourist focused content coming soon.

[@helene8331]

@@RobeTrotting thanks guys. I’m going home to be with my dying brother so I probably won’t do much tourist stuff . Although I must visit my home town Farum. My brother lives in Østerbro but Will probably be in a hospice in hellerup when I go. Ps I love your Channel xx

[@Hansen710]

@@helene8331 the good thing is that copenhagen is not the same as it was when you was a kid. few things are the same, so there is little chance you will feel welcome or miss it when you leave again.. better put on a old movie if you want to visit the real copenhagen i grew up in cph and we do not learn how to make people feel welcome, we learn how to push people to the side so we can afford what we need.

[@youtubebob123]

As a dane living in suburban copenhagen i think this is a pretty good rundown, sure you can get things cheaper if you hunt for it, but as a "i walked into a store and bought stuff" - which is normal, then it's very accurate.

[@svalk2009]

For US watchers I guess it is worthwhile mentioning that eating out is the total price to pay and you aren’t expected to tip.

[@Zandain]

I knew there was more than one reason, why I live outside the city, on the North Shore!! 😱 Thanks for reminding me, guys! 🤣 hello from Hundested 🌸

[@RobeTrotting]

Our pleasure 😂 Thanks for watching 🇩🇰

[@JyskMaker]

Yes KPH is not fun, done that, newer again.

[@Zandain]

@@JyskMaker ha ha! me too!

[@Lorentari]

What this mostly showed me (I'm Danish) is that Copenhagen charges a slight or significant markup on basically everything. The Copenhagen "because reasons"-tax is definitely a thing.

[@nicolaim4275]

The shops have to pay rent as well, so it isn't that strange.

[@Hansen710]

jeg betalte 64000kr i ejendomskat i kbh nu betaler jeg 3500kr for det samme i jylland og folk er 100 gange flinkere her end i kbh når man skal kæmpe for at finde en husleje på 20,000-30,000kr per mdr, bliver man ikke en sød person

Great video! Just one thing is that on the clothing part you failed converting to dollars (you are using different rates with some products).

[@adielrivera6248]

Copenhague looks like a nice a good to live place, I wish to live there soon!

[@mossyfable]

My Husband and I 🌈 are looking to relocate from the US to Denmark this year! Iove your videos means alot to us to get your perspectives! We are coming from California its pretty expensive here so we feel it wont be tooo shocking!

[@RobeTrotting]

Good luck on your move and so glad to hear we have helped in the preparation 😊

[@mossyfable]

@@RobeTrotting Thanks and taught us about the Queer history! much appreciated . He is a Chemical Engineer if anyone on here will consider his resume 😂

[@Lemonz1989]

Denmark has many other nice places than aren’t Copenhagen. They are more affordable in almost everything and people are nicer on average, lol. You can consider one of the smaller cities, if you really want the city life. For example, I live in Aarhus, the 2nd largest city, which is a university, education and research hub.

[@FaithKitama]

Very well detailed, loved that😊 *About the grocery stores i know it's going to be a nightmare for me to adjust but it's ok. *Have been checking out houses and men the prices got me 😮 and i don't like the idea of having an open kitchen 😩 am just that girl who likes Keeping her messy kitchen to herself 😅 *As a coffee lover i think am gonna end up broke 😂 i mean coffee is life 😍 *I think it's a good idea to shop for clothes during sales or whenever you travel abroad 😊 Now i can't wait to move to copenhague 😊 y'all making me think am making the right decision joining my husband down there😍 XO ♥️

[@FaithKitama]

​@@glorious-free-time I'll definitely check on that, thanks 😊

[@veronicajensen7690]

in general only new apartments have open kitchen , they are usually also the most expensive although it depends on how close to the city center it is more than anything

[@rilauats]

An important difference when you compare grocery prices DK vs. USA -- In all Danish shops all prices are VAT incl. No having to add 9% in your head and a dollar or two in tips. VAT included, tips included -- tips only expected when service is beyond expectations On the price tag you may see the price excl. VAT in fine print. On you receipt price incl. VAT is the bold-faced price. VAT and price excl. VAT usually also appear on the receipt but in finer print.

[@RobeTrotting]

No one tips at a grocery store and very few states have tax on groceries (none that I’ve been to but I haven’t been to all 50). So you can compare grocery prices dollar to kroner.

[@rilauats]

@Robe Trotting so used to VAT on everything, even service offerings and medical certificates at your GP. True, tips not in grocery stores. More general observation

[@dianabialaskahansen2972]

Seeing that rent makes me happy to live in Aalborg. A bit less night life, but generally access to almost everything, and rent is about half.

[@tanyapedersen6038]

It's fun to see how different the expenses Are here in Denmark. You could get an apartment for less than half the price, but then you might need a car. And I guess thats why prices in the bigger cities is kept so crazily high. I have never had a rent higher than 6500 kr, but i have allways had a car, and I think that it would cost me 3500 a month, and 3 hours a Day if i was to commute to copenhagen, so i understand why you two love living in the city 😄 The other things you touch upon, is roughly the same, no matter where in denmark you live. Sure if you live in smaller areas it can have an impact on your insurances, but i imagine that's a fact no matter what country you live in?

[@Hansen710]

kan du sige under en tiende del jeg soglte et hus til 5.000.000 i kbh og købte et for 100.000kr i jylland 64000 kr i ejendomskat i kbh nu giver jeg 3500kr der blev rtåd til lidt mere end en bil skal jeg hilse og sige

[@Corri800]

Been living here for two years and still can't believe I never met/saw you guys anywhere to say hi haha

[@RobeTrotting]

We are around haha - I think this fall we’ll plan some kind of community meet up 🍻

[@GoforKrogh]

@@RobeTrotting Community meet up :) after seeing the end of your vid I was just thinking that I'd love to have a talk over a beer with you guys someday.

[@Corri800]

@@RobeTrotting That would be amazing! I'm still around until mid of August and would love to meet you guys. I'm German and my boyfriend’s from the US. I guess we share some similar experiences that would be interesting to talk about 🤗

[@wildflower314]

@@RobeTrotting That sounds really great!

[@andywessel]

As a norwegian Denmark used to be a little cheaper than here en Norway, but now the danish korne is strong and the norwegian krone is weak, so now you can go on a fjotd cruise in western norway for a bargain 😂. I miss taking a weekend in copenhagen though, but it is to expensive for us now :-(.

[@hamza9540]

Grocery prices are still lots of cheaper in Denmark than in Norway, I was recently in Norway and the prices compared to Denmark are still insane.

[@yunleung2631]

Can you do a grocery example of how groceries suck in Denmark?

[@PepsiMaGs]

So crazy to see the differences in our small country. I live in a rented house, beautiful small villa from 1932, and I pay 8200 DKK in rent! And yes, this is of course in rural Denmark, in a town with appr. 4000 inhabitants.

[@christianbechhenriksen898]

Good video - the only few things I would adjust is the prize for an apartment and restaurant visits. You can definitely rent a cheaper apartment of the same size - and your restaurant is in the high end.

[@RobeTrotting]

Sure, we definitely mentioned the neighborhood adding a premium and where apartments are more affordable as well as the restaurant being a nice “date night” style compared to a quick serve ramen meal. We didn’t want to get too in the weeds but may come back and do a more detailed neighborhood comparison for rentals 😊

[@christianbechhenriksen898]

@@RobeTrotting, yeah still, I have friends living in Copenhagen - also in flats 3-4 rooms ~ 80 m2 for 6.000 to 9.000 DKK a month - and only 10 min bike ride away from Rådhuspladsen 😊

[@SonnySandberg]

@@christianbechhenriksen898 Aren't those apartments impossible to get into unless you have lived in Denmark all your life and been signed up for it from birth? Apartments here in Vordingborg and Nørre Alslev, 100km from CPH, are easily in the price range 8000-10000 kroner or more.

[@youtubebob123]

@@SonnySandberg i would completely agree, getting those apartments is impossible on the free market, it's only on waitinglists that are a mile long.

[@enricosaccheggiani3192]

Great video. I live in Italy , living in Italy is much more cheaper , for example eggs are half the cost. However the quality of life in Danemark is much more better than in Italy

[@RobeTrotting]

Glad you enjoyed this video. Danish groceries are pretty expensive, even adjusted for cost of living.

[@eballa9056]

😮 wow...had no idea living in Danmark was so expensive! God darn!

[@davidhaley8542]

Give us a total, guys! Compare your expenses to your salaries! Otherwise we have no frames of reference. Living in Europe can shock Americans based solely upon the costs of goods and services. Lower expenses from taxes, transportation, and (especially healthcare) combined with higher salaries can quickly offset those higher costs. Let's not forget that quality of life and work/life balance are far better in Europe, so you might have a bit less expendable income, but you will enjoy life a lot more and be much happier. Lastly, Europe offers many places with very low costs of living and the same quality of life -- one can live in places with far lower costs and the same, if not higher, quality of life. I live in Europe with my spouse, and our costs would only cover two or three months of what one needs to subsist in the U.S.

[@RobeTrotting]

We weren’t making a US vs Denmark video - it was designed to show someone what it costs to live in Copenhagen, not expose our personal financial information 😊

[@davidhaley8542]

@@RobeTrotting Sorry. Reading my comment again, it might have sounded a bit terse. It's cool that your intent was different from my takeaway. Copenhagen is obviously very pricy. I find that, on the whole, however, Europe is roughly comparable to the U.S. when one factors in ALL the costs of living in the U.S. The difference is that one gets much more bang (and free time) for the buck in Europe

[@KamillaMirabelle]

@RobeTrotting the rejsekort have a fixed cost for 30 day period option.. say you only use zone 1 and 2 (most of Copenhagen).. it would be around 450,- pr person for 30 days and you can use it unlimited for the period.. it also come with the upside that it will subtract the zones from trips from/to your fixed zones to/from zones outside the fixed zones..

[@JyskMaker]

Hey if you are going to Randers to see the "Regnskoven" then let me know. (I Live i Randers, maby need a place to sleep)

[@JyskMaker]

@Glorious-Free-time hey

[@SuiGenerisAbbie]

Does Copenhagen have any second hand or recycled clothing stores? Those would be where I would shop.

[@pallew]

Yes alot

[@SuiGenerisAbbie]

@@pallew Thank you for this reply. I appreciate any responses I can come by.

[@levixxkilsslevixxkilss6434]

im suprised about the prices...in food stores, in belgium you pay like almost the same price for the things you showed, only our minimum wage is about 2x lower then in denmark...

[@msmark042]

I would like to see you guys interview Rufus Gifford about his time in Copenhagen as US ambassador. Think that is possible?

[@BoardroomBuddha]

Sadly, as a Canadian, it appears that the cost of living from food, clothing, telephone and medical care is cheaper in Denmark...

[@elpananacho33]

I still wonder how much money you spent at the end of the month. It'd be really useful to know how much actually a couple can spend there having a normal life.

[@ServisEkoDom]

Denmark grocery is not expensive. I am from Croatia. Prices are almost the same like here, but income is much much bigger here

[@kirstendrost]

Yes Pluto 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🍷🍷🍷

[@DiegoSapiaMaia13]

Your monthly expenses are super low. Living in a 168sqm house in Vejle, we’re paying over 3000kr/month on water/electricity/heating - most of it heating, of course. And I’m not even counting sewage, property tax, property value tax… 😅

[@obelix244]

could be fun if you had included the approximate price in america :)

[@RobeTrotting]

It crossed our minds, but what city? There’s a huge variation, plus we haven’t had American bills in quite some time 😊

[@wildflower314]

@@RobeTrotting I can see that can be a problem, but without any reference at all it is really difficult to imagine the difference. What about checking with your families in the US and give examples from where some of them live? If you mention the area we'll know it's not for the whole region/state.

[@RobeTrotting]

It was more designed for someone considering a move to Copenhagen to compare to their current expenses 😊

[@Hansen710]

it would be more fun to se them do the prices in denmark.. also in copenhagen, i know people that are born in copenhagen that pays under half that price for a place to live on vesterbro for example..

[@peacefulminimalist2028]

SATS is Norwegian ..but yes exists in all of the nordics.

[@OutdoorFreedomDk]

You get one more 👍

[@domenico26752]

It's interesting to see the prices through your eyes because if I would have to talk about the prices in Denmark, I would report significantly lower prices. Perhaps due to my habits, basically none of my expenses align with what you report. I rarely pay a cocktail more that 80 DKK, if I go out for dinner I go at definitely cheaper places, and I never buy stuff at the supermarket which is not on sale (and in Denmark there is always something on sale), so if someone were to ask me about the price of chicken breast (I am using this example because you mention it in the video) I would probably say: yes, around 50 to 60 DKK per Kg. I would usually go for that chicken, but the one you chose to show in the video was the gourmet øgo chicken. I find quite interesting to see how much expenses can vary depending on the habits, even though we live not even 20 km aways.

[@RobeTrotting]

True, and things would naturally be higher in Copenhagen compared to 20km outside, but without deal hunting these are the prices in the wild 😊

[@Hansen710]

jeg kan også sagten finde en bolig på vesterbro til langt under 10.000 kr men de er turister og det er det københavnere lever af

[@obelix244]

random question : is pickles as sour in america as they are in denmark, couse it seems "crazy"(lack of better word) to me, that you have pickles shops and stands where you can only buy pickles to eat, like a banana. Also, i accedently bought prinkles with salt and vinegar(thought they were only salt) and after 1 chip i threw them away!!!!! did i stumple on "america's black licorice" ?

[@RobeTrotting]

We aren’t really pickle people, so we’re not good to ask 😂

[@williamjones4716]

Sour pickles are very much a kosher deli thing, a taste brought to the USA by Rhenish Jews. Vinegar flavored potato Chips are an English acquired taste, following their penchant for putting malt vinegar on fish and chips.

[@karstenjohansen6881]

Living costs have to be competed to the level of salaries the Danes get to make sense - but good video 😊

[@RobeTrotting]

Yeah, it’s really designed for someone with a job offer to compare their salary to the cost of living - we get questions along those lines a lot 😊

[@Alhem11]

If I were to use your example, I could not afford to live in Copenhagen and yet I have lived comfortably in Copenhagen since 1986.😂@RobeTrotting budget is something they have chosen voluntarily, you can easily live in Copenhagen for half that budget, otherwise it would not be possible for 38 out of 100 Copenhageners aged 18 and over to live as singles. 😉

[@RobeTrotting]

It’s not a “Robe Trotting budget” they’re facts and figures. We didn’t create our own prices for groceries, clothing, restaurant menu items, dental services, or a rental unit? We literally took you inside the stores or showed you the online price listings. If your housing is the same as it was almost 40 years ago then I think your budget is more out of touch with what young people in Copenhagen are paying to live and work in the capital.

[@johndododoe1411]

​@@RobeTrotting Yeah, this is why multiple mayors have tried to create schemes for cheaper housing, such as Ritt's 5000 homes at 5000 each plan that was blocked on legal technicalities

[@Alhem11]

@@RobeTrotting How can it not be a @RobeTrotting budget? Are your use of money in the video, not determined by Robe Trottings income and expenses? Have said it before, you live in a bubble and think that what happens in the bubble also happens outside the bubble, it doesn't. Your choice of lifestyle is much more expensive, than what the majority of Copenhageners are. I'm not saying it's a wrong lifestyle, it's just not general and therefore your information is not fact, for anyone other than Robe Trotting😉

[@Alhem11]

@@voodoophil The title of the video is "cost of living in Copenhagen". You don't have to own your apartment to live decently in Copenhagen, that's RobeTrotting's choice. Most Copenhageners do not own their own apartment.

[@Alhem11]

@@voodoophil I agree, real-estate is a major factor in living cost of this city, but only if you buy, it's not a major factor, if you just want to live in Copenhagen. It's like the "cheap" options are missing, for the video to be truthful 🤔

[@darudedudevlogsandcomedy8381]

I have an all inclusive card to my local bar in Skjern, i pay 35kr pr. Tuborg Classic 0.5l, veddy nice

[@thanos7664]

Nice video , even its uploaded 8 months ago , I want to ask guys if a salary of 43000dkk before tax could be enough for 1 person living in copenhagen.

[@RobeTrotting]

I don’t think prices have changed that much, but depending on your housing and lifestyle that should be a good salary to live on in Copenhagen and there are neighborhoods where you can get more for your housing payment.

[@kinuuni]

I always felt I related best to Mike out of the two of you (probably the shirts) but then he said his favorite vegetable is peas and now I just don't know what to do with myself. Aside from that, holy shit it is expensive to live here ... When you just go day by day you don't really realise just how much everything costs I suppose (even now that the prices have gone down a bit again - or we got used to them, not entirely sure which it is tbh).

[@RobeTrotting]

Haha, Mike was being very sarcastic because he hates peas and refuses to eat anything with a pea in the recipe (especially peas by themselves).

[@kinuuni]

@@RobeTrotting Oh such a relief XD Being Danish you would think I could recognise sarcasm and yet here we are.

[@SuiGenerisAbbie]

Food and beers are dirt cheap over there, compared to Seattle, no lie. A bodega, where I come from back East, is a corner store. Also, I am curious to know why your cell phone plan, 3, only includes phone numbers within Denmark. You popular gentlemen have friends and family stateside, yes?

[@Trolol48]

I'm guessing they use Whatsapp, Skype or Messenger or something like that for overseas calls. That is much much cheaper, than calling US number.

[@martinwinther6013]

Ofcus you can.. "expensive" is relative. Yes, things costs more than in many other cities, but the salary is there to match it

[@RobeTrotting]

💯

[@jeffmorrison2915]

I’m living in California and except for the $50 men’s haircut, I find the other prices reasonable, if not cheap!

[@RobeTrotting]

Yeah, also an expensive place to live

[@vitar7509]

Alt er dyrere i København. En lejlighed på samme størrelse koster kun det halve i Midtjylland. Eller du kan leje et hus med have til den pris. 😊 Det koster heller ikke så meget, når man spiser på restaurant.

[@Hansen710]

jeg betalte 64000kr i ejendomskat i kbh og jeg betaler 3500kr i midt jylland prisen på boligerne var 5.000.000 i kbh og 100.000kr i jylland vi er et godt stykke fra det halve og ejendomskatterne er ik blevet billigere i kbh hvis man har købt inden for de sidste par år i kbh

[@The_Mother.]

i hate Copenhagen... the prices are insane! i can't afford the rent of a single room apartment with no shower and only a sink in the corner.... but in Jutland i am paying a smidge of the price for three times as much space, my own washing machine and my own dishwasher, two bedrooms fairly large kitchen a bathroom big enough to double as a bedroom and a living room... the super market is 200 meters down the street and the forest is 500 meters in the opposite direction, small quiet town but the nearest big city is 20 minutes away and i can easily afford a taxi if i feel like painting the town red. to me, Copenhagen feels like a dystopian hell hole that just leeches the life out of you, all the while i am living the dream... hell even some of the best beaches in the country is only 10 minutes away by car... while the only things that pops to mind when i think of Copenhagen is every street corner stinking like piss and the people being outrageously unpleasant to deal with... for everything that the capitol has to offer, it doesn't feel worth it to degrade myself to living like that, in a place like that.

[@RobeTrotting]

Well not sure if you watched it or not, but this video was probably not for you then since you’d never move to Copenhagen. Thats not the Copenhagen I know, but that’s very much the story I know Jutlanders tell of Copenhagen - so no surprises. With luck, we all live where we like - I couldn’t imagine living anywhere but Copenhagen, and even Copenhagen feels small for me. Anyway, this video is for people who may be moving to Copenhagen to understand their potential budget, not for people to trash a city that they don’t like.

[@rikkejohansen7298]

Thank God, I live in Jylland :) MUCH cheaper than Copenhagen :)

[@RobeTrotting]

Of course :)

[@williamjones4716]

The answer is to shack-up with a Jydsk farm girl and enjoy a more sedate life, but I think that is a nonstarter for the Robe Trotters. 😆

[@charisma-hornum-fries]

I live in Frederiksberg and that's also cheaper. Everything depends on what, how, and where to spend money. This video shows how a couple lives but is not indicative of how all couples live. 😂

[@evaldmadsen1163]

du kan også bruge jyske dollars...

[@Vlay76]

I think the Danish government should pay you a hefty amount of money every month for the informational help you give to people who want to move to Denmark.

[@RobeTrotting]

Awww that’s really kind 🙏 😊 we’re happy to make the kind of videos we would have liked to see before we moved here and hopefully help others out

[@Vlay76]

@@RobeTrotting May the merciful Buddha reward you for all the good you put into the world 🤠

[@Phiyedough]

I would very much like to visit Denmark as a tourist but it looks like you need a Denmark size income to be in Denmark!

[@RobeTrotting]

It is expensive to visit Copenhagen for sure depending where you are visiting from :)

[@charisma-hornum-fries]

There is definitely a difference in how to travel and experience a city. There are cheaper alternatives than those shown in this video and as stated, it depends on what you want to do here. 😊

[@youtubebob123]

@@charisma-hornum-fries as a tourist it's expensive no matter what.

[@PhilipZeplinDK]

The haircut is super cheap... I paid close to that for having an intern cut my hair back in 2001 when I was still in highschool. Plenty of places, without being super super fancy, will charge you 750 for a male haircut. Not sure where you can find it cheaper than 350kr in this market, without having it be truly a random amateur cutting your hair.

[@RobeTrotting]

Yeah, there are some really inexpensive barbers, but hair styling and a simple haircut can be a range, especially with a beard trim or any other services.

[@freja3187]

I usually get my hair cut for around 6-700 kr in cph

[@RobeTrotting]

Thanks for adding this, all I could do was look up women’s salon cuts but that seems like what I discovered online 😊

[@MistyFox628]

Living in California in 2024, these prices don't even give me sticker shock anymore. 😂 Thanks for the useful info.

[@objektivone3209]

Good damn! Let's get some proportions into perspective, so no one becomes number blind. Copenhagen is not the real Denmark. Paris is not the real France, Hollywood is not the real North America and London is not the real England. Denmark has a general 25% state VAT on almost all products, hotel stays, tradesmen's bills etc. But not on dental bills! The cost of living in Copenhagen is among the highest on the planet. And an incredible number of Copenhageners either live on public support or work for the public sector. People's rent eats up over half of their net paycheck. Therefore, many live in collectives. A good salary in the province is not enough to live on in Copenhagen. Many survive primarily on oatmeal, rye bread and tap water. False self-exhibition of one's own sucees is very widespread among Copenhageners.

[@RobeTrotting]

You seem pressed. Regardless of how you feel about Copenhagen, people live here and move here. This video is for people who may want to move here and need to know what the cost of living is like. It's that simple. If you're not moving to Copenhagen, this may not be the video for you (not certain you even watched it).

[@youtubebob123]

Metro copenhagen(region hovedstaden) is over 30% of denmarks population, if you include region sjælland then it's almost 50% of the total population of denmark. So a lot of people are going to be living in or near copenhagen, and experience prices like this. When you then factor in that this is probably mostly directed for an expat audience, chances of them moving to or near copenhagen nears 100%.

[@fortza11]

Everything in Denmark is ridiculously expensive!

[@gilbipp8558]

You really go for the more extreme expensive places, though...

[@RobeTrotting]

Which places are extremely expensive besides potentially Restaurant Pluto (which was mentioned as a nice “date night” place)? Jack and Jones isn’t high end or extremely expensive, Netto certainly isn’t, Tekno and Ramen To Bíiru aren’t exorbitant either.

[@debate8079]

What do you guys work with

[@RobeTrotting]

Our employers aren’t important if that’s the question 😊

[@debate8079]

@@RobeTrotting its very important

[@adventureswithmimi]

Food does seem quite a bit more expensive compared to the US.

[@RobeTrotting]

Dining out especially - but you also don’t apply a 20% tip on top.

[@olexxr8503]

What does milk cost in usa?

[@RobeTrotting]

It varies across the country but just looked up the March average and it was 30 kr. for a liter.

[@olexxr8503]

@Robe Trotting So price in Denmark is High??

[@davidjensen3474]

Uhhh...Blah! Grocery prices are kinda the same here in Las Vegas! The local entertainment scene is a bit high there in Copenhagen. Stay at home more.

[@RobeTrotting]

Just giving the facts for people that might make the move to Copenhagen.

[@lishpn2vu]

Seeing the grocery prices in USD gave me heartburn 🥴

[@RobeTrotting]

We didn’t show US prices here, they’re all Danish prices - we just converted the dkk prices to US dollars.

[@RobeTrotting]

Oh, or did you mean you’re just used to paying in DKK without thinking of what you spend in USD haha. we always try not to convert 🙈

[@lishpn2vu]

@@RobeTrotting yes exactly lol. Kroner is still monopoly money in my mind 😅

[@littletallon]

Every time I go to Copenhagen my son takes me to Warpigs.

[@RobeTrotting]

Oh, nice! It's not too far from our place, we love Warpigs - big Mikkeller fans here :)

[@real4399]

Den mark is really expensive. Wow. What’s the minimum wage there in a month

[@RobeTrotting]

There isn’t one

[@real4399]

@@RobeTrotting what’s the least or the average U’ve heard

[@taurussian4591]

Or just buy groceries in Hamburg or somewhere in Germany

[@RobeTrotting]

Not really feasible from Copenhagen but the grocery stores are much, much better.

[@bopoulsen4030]

Try aalborg for a week

[@RobeTrotting]

Been there for a weekend

[@kennethhansen4240]

lol hjeres huslege er sku en del støre in min ca. 3 gange . når jeg trækker min bolisikring betaler jeg 3400 kr på månet for 80 kvm i Holstebro

[@christianspanggaard]

Jeg skal måske bo i københavn 4-6 måneder fra sommerferien og frem til jul. Hvad er det absolut billigste jeg kan håbe på at bo for?

[@RobeTrotting]

Hmmmmm… this is a tough one, just because everyone’s so different and I don’t know your situation. However, since housing is the biggest expense, I’d suggest checking some of the Facebook groups for rooms available to rent and to consider living a bit farther from the city center - like in nordvest.

[@TheCoolkedde]

that's not what my breakfast is not even close!! I spent max 10 kr but okey I don't go to a fancy place like that!

[@RobeTrotting]

It’s a bakery 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@paulnicolas172]

That’s your Copenhagen interpretation

[@RobeTrotting]

Well it’s not an interpretation - it’s accurate and factual prices from the date of publishing. There are obviously all kinds of ways to create your budget and shop around for options that fit your budget 😊

[@paulnicolas172]

@@RobeTrotting sorry I was just joking - Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics

[@cphindk]

Please tell me what dentist gives that good prices :P

[@RobeTrotting]

One of the ones in Nørreport 🤷🏻‍♂️ it’s their price list online, so you can probably google it

[@cphindk]

@@RobeTrotting ill take a look, thanks ;) maybe its godtsmil?

[@kalmarunions2115]

As a student, absolutely no

[@RobeTrotting]

Yeah, it’s got to be tough for students - even with student bars and housing etc.

[@tineditmarunnerup9513]

Remember, though, that you don't tip the hairdresser on top of the price.

[@hussen14]

wow 500grams of chicken for 6$ !! in Iraq you can get 3KG for 1.5$

[@amaliekubach3940]

Guys, you don't know what you are talking about. Been living in CPH for 15 years. Housing prices in Amager are not "somewhere in between" Nørrebro and Østerbro and never have been. Unless you are looking in Islands Brygge, Amager is by far the most affordable neighbourhood in Copenhagen. Also, Amager is huge (for Danish standards), so if you are willing to move all the way to Sundby let's say, it is waaaaay cheaper.

[@RobeTrotting]

Nordvest is the most affordable, but please don't be demeaning and say "we don't know what we're talking about" - it's rude, especially when you contradict yourself in the same comment. Housing prices vary widely in all neighborhoods, and most significantly in Amager since it's so large and has new development.

[@angelo3971]

You are a couple. Imagine being single and having practically the same fixed costs? And we cannot forget that almost 50% of the salary goes into taxes.

[@RobeTrotting]

Yeah, it can be difficult to get by as a single person without having a roommate.

[@charisma-hornum-fries]

That can be said of many cities. If you eat out every day it's definitely more expensive in a capital city than elsewhere. At least we don't go into devastating lifelong medical debt and crushing college/ university tuition loans.

[@ecgodsmack86]

Are there Christian Churches there always hear negative things about the area?

[@RobeTrotting]

There are - but only a few and they don’t influence the public so the Christian churches don’t have as much of a negative impact as they do in other countries.

[@JavierGjurup]

I’m getting tired of This” Denmark pays” or “its free”. Why not say “you pay” or “we pay” and how: With taxes! And pls also “mention” about the different supermarkets prices and the same goes with choosing clothing-store. You never know with the people who seeing these videos.. some believe everything 😅 Anyways overall nice video Just look stats about the average salary 2023 vs cost of living vs how much tax we pay

[@RobeTrotting]

I guess I just assume that people understand how a welfare state is funded by taxpayer money without having to spell it out but I could phrase it differently going forward.

[@darudedudevlogsandcomedy8381]

West Jutland is cheaper than Copenhagen, remember that

[@RobeTrotting]

I don’t think that has ever been in dispute, but thank you 😂 😊👍

[@krishaumann1630]

You need to pay some Jutland taxes e.g. car, additional travel and accommodation to Copenhagen because you will probably end up working in Copenhagen anyways.. the only ridiculous thing in Copenhagen is short term accommodation. The places are shit and expensive as hell

[@nadiachristensen3229]

Nice insider joke about peas 😁

[@RobeTrotting]

Haha, iykyk 😂

[@lenesalversen]

if you dont want the life in Copenhagen, i can recomend Jylland, a 3. prise in everything, a house is so so chip even for a big house.and its is amasing, a lot of nature, water, and nice people. Copenhagen is great, but expensive, so look around, Dk can be chip

[@lenesalversen]

and you can get a job there as well. I love Denmark, maby because im born here lool

[@Felix_EN]

That is a very overpriced phone plan tbh

[@RobeTrotting]

it’s for two people 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@travelandwatches8]

I don´t think that is overpriced. It is very reasonable, especially if you also travel

[@DaneInTheUS]

What? That's almost NOTHING compared to the US ...

[@johndododoe1411]

I pay about twice at the same company for a (good) Chinese phone and plenty of bandwidth.