Copenhagen vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2555
$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5866
$2810
🏠 One person rent
$1447
$579
🏘️ Family rent
$2513
$997
🍽️ Food expenses
$713
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$199
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4784
$535
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
94
65
😀 Quality of life
97
64
🏙️ Population
667K
2.53M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 120% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 805th and 4852nd ($2555 vs $1162) 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 1.9 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 5th and 5346th 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
$21.1
$6.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.09
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$7.32
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.12
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1680
$689
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1193
$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2988
$1244
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$792
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
10.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11390
$2880
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7705
$1250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$58.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$13.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.33
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.26
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.75
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.55
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$6.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.3
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.4
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$38
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$71.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$815
$533
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12710
$8196

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2533
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2195
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1423
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1793
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$2151
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2220
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1567
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1568
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$2053
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1504
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1583
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1478
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$2073
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1447
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1399
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1358
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1893
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1792
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1429
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$2135
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1584
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1441
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1731
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1650
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1477
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1638
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1621
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1483
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1840
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1464
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1570
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1654
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1852
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1411
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1637
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1415
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1475
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1723
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1557

Cities near Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$1041
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$1012
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$737
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$802
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$862
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$769
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$749
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$749
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$537
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$816
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$858
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$559
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$958
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$797
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$1106
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$563
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$680
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$733
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$1045
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$816
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$795
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$630
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$856
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$788
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$593
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$850
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$765
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$789
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$586
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$727
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$740
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$606
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$674
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$678
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$678
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$685
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$678
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$631
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$687