Copenhagen vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2387
$867
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5438
$2196
🏠 One person rent
$1384
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$2466
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3915
$412
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
93
67
😀 Quality of life
96
54
🏙️ Population
644K
2.53M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 175% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 872nd and 6140th ($2387 vs $867) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Denmark and Colombia, respectively. Check Denmark vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 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 5994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Copenhagen Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.7
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.1
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$6.2
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.03
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1538
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1122
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2867
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2046
$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8131
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5911
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.8
$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.1
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.28
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.02
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.02
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.2
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$539
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8976
$6416

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2008
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2011
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$1887
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1276
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1566
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$1766
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$1999
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1480
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$1652
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1439
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1375
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$1638
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1330
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1181
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1318
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1972
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1569
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1363
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$1880
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1392
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1282
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1541
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1584
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1403
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1581
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1380
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1438
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1657
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1382
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1398
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1426
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1506
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1159
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1599
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1338
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1380
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1519
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1329

Cities near Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$812
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$778
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$727
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$649
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$639
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$639
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$567
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$551
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$525
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$433
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$645
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$416
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$724
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$624
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$883
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$493
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$511
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$633
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$617
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$649
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$597
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$552
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$648
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$530
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$720
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$612
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$536
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$594
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$507
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$708
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$593
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$455
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617