Copenhagen vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Copenhagen	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2601	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6038	$2721
🏠 One person rent	$1451	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$2570	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4591	$844
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	92	91
😀 Quality of life	98	81
🏙️ Population	667K	6.26M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 135% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 713th and 4939th ($2601 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Denmark and Chile, respectively. Check Denmark vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 10th and 672nd 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	$23.6	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$109	$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.3	$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.14	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$6.84	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.58	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1734	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1183	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3186	$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2138	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9559	$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6448	$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.63	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$116	$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.7	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.19	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.69	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.62	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.5	$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.7	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$614	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17654	$9190

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$768
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$874
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$760
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$714
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$780
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$839
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$849
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$845
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1065
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$885
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$908
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$911
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$752
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$877
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$897
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$877
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$838
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$821
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$639
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$806
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$848
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$578
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$724
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$666
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$829
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$833
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$756
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$746
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$657
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$874
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$801
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$750
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$840
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$752
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$800
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$798
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$571
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$827