Copenhagen Very expensive
Copenhagen is expensive, but smørrebrød at lunch and the street food halls at Reffen or Torvehallerne keep costs sane. Tap water is excellent — never buy bottled.
Budget travel in Denmark
What a visitor's money does in Denmark: every guide rated from very cheap to very expensive, cheapest first, then the things that cost travellers money without buying anything — the ATM, the taxi, the SIM.
Very expensive average across 1 guide · 5 is very cheap
Money
Danish Krone (DKK) · 1 EUR = 7.46 DKK · 1 USD = 6.51 DKK
Denmark kept the krone and did not adopt the euro. Some tourist spots accept euros at a poor rate. Denmark is close to fully cashless — a card covers essentially everything.
ATMs
Avoid: Euronet, Forex Bank machines, airport ATMs
Use: Danske Bank, Nordea, Jyske Bank
Denmark is close to cashless, so one modest withdrawal usually covers a whole trip.
Getting around
A short ride in Copenhagen: 120–200 kr across town — pricey
From the airport: Copenhagen airport to the centre 250–350 kr, against 36 kr on the metro
About level, and everything in this market is expensive.
City by city, cheapest first
The cost rating is this site's own, for a visitor, from the guides' authors and the corrections readers send in. The general rules — the conversion prompt, shoulder season, the airport taxi — are in budget travel tips.
