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Denmark · Portugal

Copenhagen vs Lisbon: cost, safety and weather compared (2026)

Every figure below comes from the same datasets for both cities, so the two columns are comparable.

Copenhagen and Lisbon compared on cost, safety, weather and size
CopenhagenDenmarkLisbonPortugal
Daily cost, per personestimate
Budget$95$55
Mid-range$225$135
Luxury$480$285
Price level0.92× US (2025)0.60× US (2025)
US advisoryLevel 2Level 1
Best monthsJun, Aug and SepMay, Jun, Jul and Aug
Annual rain697 mm678 mm
Average high12.4 °C22.1 °C
Population1.2M518K
Time zoneEurope/CopenhagenEurope/Lisbon

The short answer

Lisbon is about 40 % cheaper per day than Copenhagen, $135 against $225 (mid-range estimate). Lisbon has the lower US advisory level (1 vs 2). In September, the daily average is 16 °C in Copenhagen and 22 °C in Lisbon.

Keep reading

City overviews

  • Copenhagen overview
  • Lisbon overview

Cost and safety in detail

  • Copenhagen trip cost
  • Is Copenhagen safe?
  • Lisbon trip cost
  • Is Lisbon safe?

Where they rank

  • Cheapest cities in Europe
  • Safest cities in Europe

Countries

  • All cities in Denmark
  • All cities in Portugal

Sources

  • GeoNames city database — CC BY 4.0, fetched September 14, 2026
  • Open-Meteo climate archive — CC BY 4.0, fetched September 21, 2026
  • World Bank price level and exchange rate — CC BY 4.0, data year 2025
  • US State Department travel advisories — public domain, fetched September 21, 2026

Dates are the most recent fetch across the cities on this page. Every sentence here is generated from the data by rule, with no AI writing; the formulas are public.