Chicago vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$2387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$5438
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$1384
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$2466
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$3915
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
96
96
🏙️ Population
2.75M
644K

The cost of living in Chicago is 9% more expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 505th and 872nd ($2613 vs $2387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th 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 2 months in Chicago compared to 1.6 months in Copenhagen. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 16th and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$19.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$94.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$8.1
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$6.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$4.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$1538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$1122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$2867
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$2046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$8131
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$5911
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$3.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$88.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$32.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$5.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$68.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$539
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$8976

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2008
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2011
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$1887
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1276
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1566
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$1766
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$1999
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1480
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$1652
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1439
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1375
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$1638
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1330
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1181
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1318
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1972
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1569
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1363
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$1880
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1392
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1282
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1541
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1584
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1403
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1581
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1380
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1438
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1657
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1382
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1398
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1426
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1506
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1159
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1599
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1338
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1380
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1519
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1329