Chicago vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$2483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$5751
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$1424
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$2573
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$670
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$4295
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
96
97
🏙️ Population
2.75M
644K

The cost of living in Chicago is 7% more expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 483rd and 795th ($2667 vs $2483) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th 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 1.7 months in Copenhagen. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 20th and 9th 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
$21
$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$107
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$8.66
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$6.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$1168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$3033
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$2129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$8402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$5773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$3.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$3.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$2.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$4.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$9.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$19.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$69.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$121
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$13230

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2378
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2203
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2006
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1294
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1570
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$1867
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2088
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1459
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1439
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$1713
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1306
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1436
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1347
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$1864
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1333
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1341
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$2046
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1688
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1442
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$1966
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1548
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1299
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1499
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1608
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1532
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1618
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1578
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1434
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1636
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1328
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1502
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1476
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1654
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1324
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1536
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1364
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1476
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1565
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1546