Copenhagen vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2483
$1125
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5751
$2885
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$587
🏘️ Family rent
$2573
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$670
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4295
$820
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
93
95
😀 Quality of life
97
77
🏙️ Population
644K
15.5M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 121% more expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 795th and 4816th ($2483 vs $1125) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Denmark and Turkey, respectively. Check Denmark vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 9th and 790th among best cities to live in the world.

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Copenhagen Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.2
$8.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$107
$41
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.9
$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.66
$4.29
☕ Cappuccino
$6.74
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.88
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$769
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1168
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3033
$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2129
$921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.19%
45.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8402
$3275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5773
$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$39.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.1
$5.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.42
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.16
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.52
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.24
$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.6
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.8
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$121
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$626
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13230
$13982

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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

Cities near Istanbul

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$594
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$579
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$643
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$695
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$642
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$652
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$683
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$789
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$633
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$694
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$655
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$690
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$705
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$502
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$605
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$692
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$646
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$596
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$584
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$461
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$716
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$645
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$700
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$573
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$635
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$599
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$642
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$668
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$931
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$999
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$561
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$648
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$624
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$657
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$672
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$612
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$899
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$985