Copenhagen vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Copenhagen	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2601	$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6038	$2487
🏠 One person rent	$1451	$494
🏘️ Family rent	$2570	$843
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4591	$552
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	92	66
😀 Quality of life	98	60
🏙️ Population	667K	2.53M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 153% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 713th and 5342nd ($2601 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Denmark and Colombia, respectively. Check Denmark vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 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 10th and 5890th 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	$23.6	$6.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$109	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.3	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.14	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$6.84	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.58	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1734	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1183	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3186	$987
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2138	$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$86
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9559	$2220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6448	$1524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.63	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$116	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.7	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.19	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.69	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$9.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.62	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.5	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.7	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$614	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17654	$6383

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2617
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2379
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2184
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1421
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1757
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2086
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2280
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1619
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1598
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1977
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1591
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1485
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2029
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1386
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1362
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1805
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1785
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1502
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2088
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1523
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1444
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1770
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1668
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1481
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1515
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1529
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1869
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1563
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1675
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1861
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1460
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1662
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1421
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1467
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1658
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1678

Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$950
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$881
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$678
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$708
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$730
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$679
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$655
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$667
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$506
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$722
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$762
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$515
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$848
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$721
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$976
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$511
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$663
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$960
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$693
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$686
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$581
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$782
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$693
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$546
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$759
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$704
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$715
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$547
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$667
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$777
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$565
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$620
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$673
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$671
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$684
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$673
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$572
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$677