Chennai vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$433
$2483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1143
$5751
🏠 One person rent
$159
$1424
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$2573
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$670
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$868
$4295
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
78
93
😀 Quality of life
66
97
🏙️ Population
6.6M
644K

The cost of living in Chennai is 83% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 8907th and 795th ($433 vs $2483) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 1.7 months in Copenhagen. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 4094th 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
$1.8
$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.8
$107
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$8.66
 Cappuccino
$1.82
$6.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$1168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$3033
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$2129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.43%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1926
$8402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$5773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$3.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$28.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$3.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$4.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$9.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.85
$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$19.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$69.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$121
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.2
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.6
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1425
$13230

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$329
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$243
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$308
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$352
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$572
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$310
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$337
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$380
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$351
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$330
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$289
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$578
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$321
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$331
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$307
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$338
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$378
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$307
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$324
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$291
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$306
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$353
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$351
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$334
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$325
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$320
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$355
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$340
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$382
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$289
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$321
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$274
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$373
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$312
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$279
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$325
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$287

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2378
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2203
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2006
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1294
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1570
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$1867
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2088
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1459
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1439
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$1713
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1306
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1436
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1347
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$1864
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1333
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1341
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$2046
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1688
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1442
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$1966
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1548
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1299
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1499
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1608
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1532
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1618
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1578
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1434
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1636
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1328
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1502
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1476
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1654
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1324
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1536
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1364
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1476
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1565
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1546