Bangkok vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangkok	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2622	$6116
🏠 One person rent	$465	$1515
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$2679
🍽️ Food expenses	$298	$728
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$209
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$594	$5006
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	89	94
😀 Quality of life	73	97
🏙️ Population	5.68M	667K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 61% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 5467th and 650th ($1027 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Thailand and Denmark, respectively. Check Thailand vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 1.9 months in Copenhagen. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 2647th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Copenhagen

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	Bangkok	Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$9.35
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$7.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$5.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$1782
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1114	$3169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$2270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.5	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6568	$10228
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3204	$6872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$114
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$2.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$5.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$20.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$38.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$122
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$707
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15512	$14799

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$833
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$788
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$656
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$874
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$846
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$784
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$562
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$763
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$575
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$845
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$593
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$581
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$782
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1056
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$612
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$587
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$629
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$760
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$592

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