Copenhagen vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2555
$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5866
$2931
🏠 One person rent
$1447
$538
🏘️ Family rent
$2513
$937
🍽️ Food expenses
$713
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$199
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4784
$860
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
94
92
😀 Quality of life
97
81
🏙️ Population
667K
6.26M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 116% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 805th and 4785th ($2555 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Denmark and Chile, respectively. Check Denmark vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 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 5th and 637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Santiago

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Copenhagen Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.1
$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.09
$4.3
☕ Cappuccino
$7.32
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.12
$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1680
$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1193
$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2988
$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11390
$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7705
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.33
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.26
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.75
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.55
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.3
$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.4
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$38
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$815
$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12710
$12174

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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 Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$807
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$926
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$801
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$741
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$831
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$891
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$896
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$904
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1114
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$957
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$937
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$981
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$828
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$930
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$930
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$928
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$898
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$876
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$699
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$860
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$908
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$626
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$757
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$718
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$883
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$882
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$740
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$788
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$702
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$923
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$848
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$788
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$842
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$890
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$795
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$851
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$872
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$844
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$590
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$895