Bangkok vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangkok	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$2555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$5866
🏠 One person rent	$434	$1447
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$2513
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$713
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$4784
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	89	94
😀 Quality of life	74	97
🏙️ Population	5.68M	667K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 61% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 5606th and 805th ($996 vs $2555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 2044th and 5th 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	$3.36	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.3	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$9.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$5.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$1680
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$2988
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$2119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.4%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6402	$11390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3365	$7705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$2.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$4.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$5.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.61	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.26	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.68	$20.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$68.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$38
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$111
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16017	$12710

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$762
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$616
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$839
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$809
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$787
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$567
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$718
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$601
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$601
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$564
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$735
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$968
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$656
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$776
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$610

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