Columbus vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5086
$6116
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$1515
🏘️ Family rent
$2077
$2679
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$728
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$209
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3894
$5006
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
73
94
😀 Quality of life
92
97
🏙️ Population
906K
667K

The cost of living in Columbus is 20% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 1686th and 650th ($2127 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th and 2nd 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 1.9 months in Copenhagen. Columbus ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 96th and 4th 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
$18.3
$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$9.35
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$7.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$5.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$1782
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$934
$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2183
$3169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$2270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$10228
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2159
$6872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$114
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$2.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$5.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.61
$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$20.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$38.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$122
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1272
$707
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24638
$14799

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Cities near Columbus

Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1994
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2093
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1992
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2123
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1816
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2029
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1975
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1872
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1813
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1919
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1922
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1746
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1831
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1756
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1822
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1831
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1594
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1877
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1931
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1849
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1582
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1915
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1901
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1863
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1833
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1580
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1864
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1554
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2110
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1530
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1904
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1859
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1468
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1791
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1935

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2698
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2429
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2273
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1412
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1907
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$2192
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2364
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1701
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1695
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$2042
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1590
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1688
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1562
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$2113
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1550
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1475
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1412
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1784
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1825
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1549
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$2158
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1627
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1491
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1781
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1702
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1508
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1691
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1619
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1633
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1891
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1516
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1619
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1689
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1888
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1466
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1681
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1443
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1509
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1667
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1588