Copenhagen vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Copenhagen	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2601	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6038	$2347
🏠 One person rent	$1451	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$2570	$770
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4591	$442
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	92	95
😀 Quality of life	98	67
🏙️ Population	667K	6.21M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 177% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 713th and 6006th ($2601 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Denmark and Brazil, respectively. Check Denmark vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 10th and 4818th 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	$23.6	$6.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$109	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.3	$6.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.14	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$6.84	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.58	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1734	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1183	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3186	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2138	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9559	$1966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6448	$1150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.63	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$116	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.7	$7.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.19	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.69	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$8.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$7.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.62	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$25.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.5	$6.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.7	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$614	$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17654	$12076

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2617
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2379
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2184
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1421
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1757
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2086
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2280
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1619
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1598
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1977
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1591
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1485
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2029
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1386
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1362
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1805
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1785
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1502
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2088
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1523
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1444
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1770
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1668
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1481
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1515
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1529
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1869
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1563
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1675
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1861
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1460
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1662
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1421
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1467
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1658
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1678

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$739
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$653
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$648
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$810
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$590
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$706
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$498
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$564
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$445
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$539
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$557
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$530
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$683
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$525
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$550
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$506
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$603
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$625
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$631
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$540
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$673
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$632
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$643
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$613
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$541
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$518
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$620
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$536
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$625
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$611
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$618
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$559
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$644
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$657
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$530
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$492
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$819
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$586