Columbus vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$2483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$5751
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$1424
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$2573
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$670
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$4295
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
72
93
😀 Quality of life
88
97
🏙️ Population
906K
644K

The cost of living in Columbus is 9% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 1248th and 795th ($2252 vs $2483) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th 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 Columbus compared to 1.7 months in Copenhagen. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 242nd and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Copenhagen

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Columbus Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$107
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$8.66
 Cappuccino
$4.97
$6.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$1168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$3033
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$2129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$8402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$5773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$3.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$28.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$3.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$3.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$4.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$9.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$19.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$69.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$121
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$13230

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2034
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2078
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2042
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2047
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1819
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2039
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2074
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1946
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2006
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1916
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1914
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1987
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1915
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1876
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1832
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1698
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1795
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1791
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1865
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1794
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1828
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1860
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1635
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1839
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1735
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1935
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1824
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1623
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1856
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1436
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1944
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1568
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1852
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1817
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1530
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1670
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1829

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