Copenhagen vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Copenhagen	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$955
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5751	$2402
🏠 One person rent	$1424	$447
🏘️ Family rent	$2573	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$670	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4295	$365
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	93	94
😀 Quality of life	97	62
🏙️ Population	644K	6.21M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 160% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 795th and 5959th ($2483 vs $955) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Denmark and Brazil, respectively. Check Denmark vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 9th and 4932nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Copenhagen	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$6.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.66	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$6.74	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1540	$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1168	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3033	$850
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2129	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	10.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8402	$2041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5773	$1135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$53.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.1	$8.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.42	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.6	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.8	$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$121	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13230	$10815

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2378
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2203
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2006
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1294
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1570
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1867
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2088
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1459
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1439
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1713
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1347
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1864
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1341
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$2046
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1688
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1442
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1966
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1548
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1299
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1499
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1608
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1532
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1578
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1434
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1636
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1502
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1476
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1654
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1324
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1536
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1364
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1476
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1565
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1546

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$773
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$636
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$652
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$808
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$591
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$600
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$578
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$675
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$500
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$549
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$563
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$647
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$649
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$461
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$513
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$596
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$635
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$620
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$520
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$664
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$623
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$585
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$629
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$618
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$532
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$537
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$609
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$543
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$618
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$617
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$593
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$622
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$542
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$631
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$618
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$515
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$463
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$666
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$585