Bangalore vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangalore	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1259	$6116
🏠 One person rent	$223	$1515
🏘️ Family rent	$387	$2679
🍽️ Food expenses	$186	$728
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.9	$209
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$266	$5006
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	76	94
😀 Quality of life	63	97
🏙️ Population	12.3M	667K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 80% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 8579th and 650th ($523 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in India and Denmark, respectively. Check India vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bangalore compared to 1.9 months in Copenhagen. Bangalore ranked 10th best city to live in India vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 5518th and 4th 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	$3.08	$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.17	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$9.35
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$7.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$5.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$1782
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$495	$3169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$2270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.9	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.5	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.4	$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.67%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1903	$10228
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$960	$6872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$114
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.23	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$2.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.12	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$5.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.38	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.47	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.7	$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$20.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.58	$38.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.4	$122
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.3	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$127	$707
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4350	$14799

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$332
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$347
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$334
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$349
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$297
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$236
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$300
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$285
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$346
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$344
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$322
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$359
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$331
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$335
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$282
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$327
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$271
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$320
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$316
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$262
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$299
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$285
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$389
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$341
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$376
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$533
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$273
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$349
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$348
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$350
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$387
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$334
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$349
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$299
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$343

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2698
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2429
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2273
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1907
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2192
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2364
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1701
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1695
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2042
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1688
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1562
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2113
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1475
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1412
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1784
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1825
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1549
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2158
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1627
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1491
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1781
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1702
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1508
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1619
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1633
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1891
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1619
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1689
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1888
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1466
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1681
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1443
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1509
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1667
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1588