Copenhagen vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2555
$864
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5866
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$1447
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$2513
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$713
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$199
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4784
$608
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
94
63
😀 Quality of life
97
60
🏙️ Population
667K
1.76M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 196% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 805th and 6476th ($2555 vs $864) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Denmark and Ecuador, respectively. Check Denmark vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.7 months in Quito. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 5th and 5902nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Quito

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Copenhagen Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.1
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$44.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$7.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.09
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$7.32
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.12
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1680
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1193
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2988
$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$29.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$25.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
10.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11390
$1700
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7705
$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.33
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.26
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.75
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.55
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$8.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.3
$6.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.4
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$38
$11.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$815
$385
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12710
$8877

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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 Quito

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Santo Domingo
$592
77 km or 48 mi Ibarra
$557
114 km or 71 mi Ambato
$516
138 km or 86 mi Quevedo
$653
151 km or 94 mi Ipiales
$672
163 km or 101 mi Riobamba
$514
183 km or 114 mi Esmeraldas
$613
210 km or 130 mi Pasto
$675
210 km or 130 mi Babahoyo
$827
227 km or 141 mi Tumaco
$694
235 km or 146 mi Portoviejo
$780
244 km or 152 mi Milagro
$731
258 km or 161 mi Manta
$762
262 km or 163 mi Duran
$842
267 km or 166 mi Guayaquil
$953
303 km or 188 mi Cuenca
$829
307 km or 191 mi Montanita
$704
348 km or 216 mi La Libertad
$707
364 km or 226 mi Popayan
$631
376 km or 233 mi Machala
$584
381 km or 237 mi Florencia
$524
426 km or 265 mi Loja
$559
430 km or 267 mi Tumbes
$577
463 km or 288 mi Cali
$850
484 km or 301 mi Buenaventura
$856
484 km or 301 mi Palmira
$788
501 km or 311 mi Neiva
$606
516 km or 321 mi Mancora
$660
543 km or 337 mi Tulua
$563
574 km or 357 mi Talara
$705
575 km or 357 mi Sullana
$593
602 km or 374 mi Piura
$651
610 km or 379 mi Jaen
$617
611 km or 380 mi Paita
$638
616 km or 383 mi Armenia
$749
623 km or 387 mi Cartago
$769
631 km or 392 mi Salento
$749
635 km or 395 mi Ibague
$537
641 km or 398 mi Pereira
$862
650 km or 404 mi Girardot
$559