Chennai vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chennai	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$434	$2387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1151	$5438
🏠 One person rent	$161	$1384
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$2466
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$3915
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	78	93
😀 Quality of life	68	96
🏙️ Population	10.3M	644K

The cost of living in Chennai is 82% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 8842nd and 872nd ($434 vs $2387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in India and Denmark, respectively. Check India vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.6 months in Copenhagen. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 3676th and 9th 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	$2.09	$19.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.54	$94.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$8.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$6.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$4.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$1538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$1122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$2867
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$2046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.3	$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.38%	4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1913	$8131
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$882	$5911
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$3.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$88.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.54	$32.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$5.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.16	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.08	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.31	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.8	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$68.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.58	$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.5	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42.5	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.5	$539
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$8976

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$337
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$269
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$415
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$339
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$343
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$326
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$367
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$356
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$350
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$326
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$328
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$357
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$585
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$316
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$359
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$337
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$383
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$319
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$399
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$312
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$317
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$287
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$327
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$345
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$341
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$321
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$334
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$309
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$358
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$350
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$309
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$384
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$310
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$375
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$353
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$358
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$369
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$325

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2008
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2011
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1887
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1276
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1566
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1766
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1480
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1413
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1652
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1392
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1439
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1375
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1638
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1330
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1181
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1318
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1972
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1569
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1880
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1392
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1282
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1541
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1584
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1403
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1581
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1380
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1438
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1657
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1382
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1398
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1426
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1506
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1159
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1599
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1338
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1380
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1519
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1329