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Europe
Copenhagen
Denmark
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Copenhagen compare to San Francisco?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Copenhagen is 58% worse off vs in San Francisco
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Copenhagen compared to San Francisco, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$54,109
-$111,737 (-67%) vs San Francisco
Tax Rate: 43%
Weather
How does the weather in Copenhagen compare to San Francisco?
San Francisco has better overall weather
3.5/10(vs 8.7/10 in San Francisco)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
12°C(vs 19°C in San Francisco)
Average Low
5°C(vs 12°C in San Francisco)
Sunshine Hours
1,912h/yr-1150h/yr(-38%)
Average High in hottest month
21°C(vs 22°C in San Francisco)
Average Low in coldest month
-1°C(vs 8°C in San Francisco)
Rainy Days
90/yr+41/yr(+85%)
Muggy Days
1/yr(same as San Francisco)
Cloud Cover
57%(vs 34% in San Francisco)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Copenhagen compare to San Francisco?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Copenhagen compared to San Francisco?
SWE Affordability
11.5 years
6.5 years longer than San Francisco
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Copenhagen has around 8 Luma events listed.
That's 85% fewer events than San Francisco.
Salary Converter
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