Bangalore vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangalore	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$2555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1227	$5866
🏠 One person rent	$216	$1447
🏘️ Family rent	$375	$2513
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$713
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.1	$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$211	$4784
😷 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 8636th and 805th ($507 vs $2555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in India and Denmark, respectively. Check India vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bangalore compared to 1.9 months in Copenhagen. Bangalore ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 5497th and 5th 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	$2.64	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.7	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$9.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$5.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$1680
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$513	$2988
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$2119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.9	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.4	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.61	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.57%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1811	$11390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1018	$7705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.37	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$2.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$4.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$5.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.18	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.36	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.54	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.22	$20.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$68.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.81	$38
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.8	$111
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52	$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4228	$12710

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$303
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$339
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$320
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$332
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$283
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$232
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$302
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$274
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$331
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$330
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$306
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$348
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$339
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$313
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$318
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$264
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$297
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$322
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$294
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$259
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$312
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$315
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$250
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$409
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$290
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$275
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$379
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$325
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$359
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$508
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$265
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$335
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$317
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$342
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$329
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$372
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$317
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$333
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$268
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$327

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