Copenhagen vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2656
$2370
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6116
$5666
🏠 One person rent
$1515
$1333
🏘️ Family rent
$2679
$2384
🍽️ Food expenses
$728
$655
🚐 Transport expenses
$209
$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5006
$2285
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
94
98
😀 Quality of life
97
88
🏙️ Population
667K
1.35M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 12% more expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 650th and 1148th ($2656 vs $2370) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Denmark and Italy, respectively. Check Denmark vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 1 months in Milan. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Milan ranked 2nd in Italy, while ranked 4th and 336th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Milan

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Copenhagen Milan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.8
$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.1
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.35
$7.36
☕ Cappuccino
$7.24
$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.03
$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1782
$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$1068
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3169
$2800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2270
$1958
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.76%
3.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10228
$10810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6872
$5173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.85
$2.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$114
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.25
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.83
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.76
$5.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$3.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.89
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.5
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.07
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$3.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.6
$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.6
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$38.4
$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$122
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$137
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$707
$867
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$18202

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2698
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2429
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2273
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1412
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1907
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$2192
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2364
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1701
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1695
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$2042
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1590
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1688
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1562
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$2113
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1550
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1475
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1412
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1784
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1825
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1549
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$2158
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1627
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1491
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1781
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1702
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1508
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1691
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1619
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1633
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1891
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1516
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1619
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1689
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1888
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1466
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1681
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1443
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1509
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1667
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1588

Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1778
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1885
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1675
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1817
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1371
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1631
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1769
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1803
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1458
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1782
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1474
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1290
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1582
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1498
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1577
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1602
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1606
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1338
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2884
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1471
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1432
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1354
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1844
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3229
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1275
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1342
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1652
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1649
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1652
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1628
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1660
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1733
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1468
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1694
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2942
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1618
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1637
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1375
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1649
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1719