Copenhagen vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2333
$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5412
$2260
🏠 One person rent
$1326
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$2372
$761
🍽️ Food expenses
$629
$275
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4139
$432
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
93
66
😀 Quality of life
97
53
🏙️ Population
644K
2.53M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 157% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 1085th and 6005th ($2333 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Denmark and Colombia, respectively. Check Denmark vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 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 6049th 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
$18.8
$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$2.02
☕ Cappuccino
$6.08
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.68
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1534
$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1083
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2847
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$73.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.22%
14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7935
$1715
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5513
$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.39
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$100
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.3
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.31
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$5.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.02
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.3
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.8
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$38.6
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$115
$64
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14686
$5682

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2134
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$1952
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1140
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1585
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$1722
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$1983
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1474
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1447
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1297
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1426
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1310
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$1799
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1298
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1208
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1816
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1607
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1333
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$1828
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1401
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1284
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1585
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1506
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1336
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1505
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1396
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1424
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1637
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1331
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1416
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1315
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1680
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1280
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1442
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1307
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1347
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1508
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1452

Cities near Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$897
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$839
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$653
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$705
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$680
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$649
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$605
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$598
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$529
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$674
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1031
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$709
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$493
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$794
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$664
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$887
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$513
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$563
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$645
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$882
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$657
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$648
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$534
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$742
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$666
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$497
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$748
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$650
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$669
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$524
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$604
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$722
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$557
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$562
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$599
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$477
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$618