Copenhagen vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2483
$873
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5751
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$2573
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$670
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4295
$417
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
93
67
😀 Quality of life
97
53
🏙️ Population
644K
2.53M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 184% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 795th and 6207th ($2483 vs $873) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Denmark and Colombia, respectively. Check Denmark vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 9th and 6039th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Medellin

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Copenhagen Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.2
$5.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$107
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.9
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.66
$1.83
 Cappuccino
$6.74
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.88
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1168
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3033
$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2129
$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$70.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.19%
15.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8402
$1473
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5773
$1403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.1
$12.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.42
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.16
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$5.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.52
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.24
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.6
$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.8
$35.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$121
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13230
$6129

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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 Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$871
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$789
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$653
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$661
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$641
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$619
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$562
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$541
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$501
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$641
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$681
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$483
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$748
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$634
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$868
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$477
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$526
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$620
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$851
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$642
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$584
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$523
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$718
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$652
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$475
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$733
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$590
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$638
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$506
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$687
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$520
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$552
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$598
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$462
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617