Copenhagen vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2656
$2089
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6116
$4820
🏠 One person rent
$1515
$1219
🏘️ Family rent
$2679
$2088
🍽️ Food expenses
$728
$518
🚐 Transport expenses
$209
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5006
$2681
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
94
98
😀 Quality of life
97
90
🏙️ Population
667K
3.51M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 27% more expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 650th and 1805th ($2656 vs $2089) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Denmark and Spain, respectively. Check Denmark vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 4th and 190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Madrid

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Copenhagen Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.8
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.1
$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.35
$4.79
☕ Cappuccino
$7.24
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.03
$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1782
$1380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$1000
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3169
$2540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2270
$1720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.76%
3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10228
$8795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6872
$4558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.85
$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$114
$43.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.25
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.83
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.76
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$9.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.89
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.5
$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.07
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.6
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.6
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$71
💇 Haircut, simple
$38.4
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$122
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$137
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$707
$702
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$14237

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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

Cities near Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1747
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1648
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1671
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1688
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1697
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1226
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1350
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1366
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1251
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1384
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1433
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1408
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1215
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$918
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1260
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1387
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1343
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1451
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1349
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1461
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1146
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1253
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1462
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1356
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1435
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1471
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1300
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1734
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1365
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1123
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1388
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1331
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1299
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$957
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1385
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1366
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1797