Chennai vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chennai	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$437	$2601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1065	$6038
🏠 One person rent	$159	$1451
🏘️ Family rent	$272	$2570
🍽️ Food expenses	$164	$729
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.2	$221
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$321	$4591
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	78	92
😀 Quality of life	65	98
🏙️ Population	6.6M	667K

The cost of living in Chennai is 83% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 8898th and 713th ($437 vs $2601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 2nd in India and Denmark, respectively. Check India vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 1.8 months in Copenhagen. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 5272nd and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Copenhagen

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	Chennai	Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.25	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.1	$109
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.91	$15.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$9.14
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$6.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$4.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$1734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$108	$1183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$3186
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$194	$2138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.96	$41.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1914	$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$746	$6448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$116
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$4.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.87	$5.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$5.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.05	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.82	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.8	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$2.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.79	$20.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.9	$69.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$37.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.8	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.4	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$70.8	$614
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1729	$17654

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$327
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$235
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$291
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$327
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$535
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$300
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$327
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$368
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$334
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$295
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$275
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$524
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$304
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$341
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$347
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$345
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$286
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$355
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$290
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$307
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$277
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$347
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$339
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$345
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$310
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$346
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$298
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$347
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$326
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$383
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$266
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$301
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$265
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$291
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$266
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$295
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$286

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2617
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2379
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2184
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1421
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1757
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2086
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2280
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1619
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1598
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1977
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1591
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1485
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2029
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1386
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1362
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1805
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1785
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1502
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2088
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1523
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1444
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1770
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1668
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1481
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1515
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1529
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1869
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1563
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1675
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1861
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1460
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1662
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1421
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1467
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1658
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1678