Copenhagen vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2483
$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5751
$2937
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$2573
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$670
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4295
$801
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
93
91
😀 Quality of life
97
78
🏙️ Population
644K
6.26M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 107% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 795th and 4604th ($2483 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Denmark and Chile, respectively. Check Denmark vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 9th and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Copenhagen Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.2
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$107
$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.9
$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.66
$3.52
 Cappuccino
$6.74
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.88
$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1168
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3033
$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2129
$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.19%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8402
$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5773
$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.1
$11.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.42
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.16
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.52
$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.24
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.6
$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.8
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$121
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13230
$7298

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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 Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$854
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$957
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$800
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$752
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$844
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$922
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$905
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$908
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1135
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$932
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$959
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$903
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$788
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$608
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$599
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$609
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$602
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$849
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$441
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$881
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$894
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$658
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$819
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$649
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$852
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$853
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$729
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$798
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$734
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$922
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$852
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$650
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$842
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$743
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$630
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$836
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$823
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$824
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$613
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$534