Boston vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$2555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$5866
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$1447
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$2513
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$713
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$4784
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
94
😀 Quality of life
91
97
🏙️ Population
676K
667K

The cost of living in Boston is 44% more expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 27th and 805th ($3680 vs $2555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1st in the United States and Denmark, respectively. Check the United States vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 1.9 months in Copenhagen. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 105th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Copenhagen

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Boston Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.8
$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$9.09
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$5.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$1680
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$2988
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$2119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$11390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$7705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$2.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$4.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$5.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$20.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$68.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$38
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$12710

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3862
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3168
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3685
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$3012
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3170
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$3028
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3009
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2712
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3028
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2977
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$3000
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2914
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3038
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2866
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2910
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2866
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3232
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2845
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2886
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2783
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2759
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2959
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2901
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2794
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2851
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$3007
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$3005
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2796
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2963
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2420
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2828
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2906
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2867
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2923
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2636
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2855
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2900
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2890
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2890

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2533
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2195
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1423
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1793
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$2151
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2220
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1567
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1568
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$2053
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1504
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1583
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1478
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$2073
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1447
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1399
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1358
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1893
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1792
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1429
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$2135
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1584
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1441
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1731
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1650
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1477
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1638
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1621
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1483
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1840
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1464
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1570
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1654
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1852
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1411
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1637
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1415
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1475
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1723
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1557