Bangalore vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bangalore	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$585	$2387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1563	$5438
🏠 One person rent	$239	$1384
🏘️ Family rent	$571	$2466
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.7	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$3915
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	74	93
😀 Quality of life	70	96
🏙️ Population	12.3M	644K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 75% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 7797th and 872nd ($585 vs $2387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in India and Denmark, respectively. Check India vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bangalore compared to 1.6 months in Copenhagen. Bangalore ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 2674th and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Copenhagen

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	Bangalore	Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.88	$19.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$94.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.68	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$8.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.66	$6.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$4.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$287	$1538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$1122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$786	$2867
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$445	$2046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45	$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3402	$8131
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1685	$5911
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$3.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$88.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.02	$32.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.06	$5.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.17	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.6	$68.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.4	$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.5	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.1	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$126	$539
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3732	$8976

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$399
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$359
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$367
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$321
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$328
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$269
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$415
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$319
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$383
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$327
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$337
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$356
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$350
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$358
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$417
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$369
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$339
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$326
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$325
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$337
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$391
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$358
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$434
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$341
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$357
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$424
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$337
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$350
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$343
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$379
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$302
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$350
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$309
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$358
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$391
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$326
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$361
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$348
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$375

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2008
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2011
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1887
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1276
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1566
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1766
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1480
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1413
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1652
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1392
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1439
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1375
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1638
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1330
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1181
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1318
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1972
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1569
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1880
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1392
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1282
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1541
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1584
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1403
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1581
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1380
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1438
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1657
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1382
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1398
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1426
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1506
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1159
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1599
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1338
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1380
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1519
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1329