Chicago vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$2555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6527
$5866
🏠 One person rent
$1714
$1447
🏘️ Family rent
$2737
$2513
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$713
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5090
$4784
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
94
😀 Quality of life
95
97
🏙️ Population
2.75M
667K

The cost of living in Chicago is 12% more expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 358th and 805th ($2851 vs $2555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th 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 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 1.9 months in Copenhagen. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 18th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Copenhagen

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Chicago Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.3
$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$9.09
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$5.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2011
$1680
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3203
$2988
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2316
$2119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3899
$11390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2568
$7705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$2.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.11
$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$4.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$5.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.4
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$20.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$68.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$38
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1582
$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27880
$12710

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2444
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2440
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2425
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2423
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2232
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2309
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2454
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2430
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2463
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2376
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2394
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2461
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2323
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2444
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2483
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2436
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2569
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2436
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2508
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2425
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1751
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2440
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2443
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2439
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2580
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1761
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2429
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2400
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2508
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2463
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2543
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2418
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2438
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2425
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2406
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2418
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1784
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2423
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2453

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