City comparison
Cost of living in Copenhagen vs Toronto
One person needs about €2,563 a month in Copenhagen and €2,737 in Toronto, rent included — Copenhagen is 7% cheaper overall.
Salary you'd need to keep the same lifestyle
Enter your current net monthly pay. We scale it by the full cost basket — rent, groceries, transport, utilities, eating out and internet.
To live in Toronto the way you live in Copenhagen on €3,000, you need
€3,204/ month net
7% more than today (+€204)
- Copenhagen today
- Basket €2,563 · left over €437 (15%)
- Toronto at the matched salary
- Basket €2,737 · left over €467 (15%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 197% over in Toronto (strong) vs 207% in Copenhagen. Purchasing power index · How we calculate this
🇩🇰 Copenhagen
Cycling city with high taxes that buy genuinely good public services.
Monthly budget: €2,563
Sources: Eurostat, Harmonised price indices (2025) · 0 community reports
🇨🇦 Toronto
Strong salaries, brutal rent, and winters that raise the utility line.
Monthly budget: €2,737
Sources: Eurostat, Harmonised price indices (2025) · 0 community reports
Should you move to Copenhagen or Toronto?
On salary, Toronto pays more for tech roles (€5,400 versus €5,300 a month), so the money left over after costs is €2,737 in Copenhagen at the top end.
Rent drives most of the gap: €1,700 in Copenhagen against €1,900 in Toronto. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Copenhagen at 70 and Toronto at 66 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.