Chennai vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chennai	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$409	$2555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1006	$5866
🏠 One person rent	$142	$1447
🏘️ Family rent	$243	$2513
🍽️ Food expenses	$156	$713
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$254	$4784
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	79	94
😀 Quality of life	65	97
🏙️ Population	6.6M	667K

The cost of living in Chennai is 84% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 8947th and 805th ($409 vs $2555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in India and Denmark, respectively. Check India vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 1.9 months in Copenhagen. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 5131st and 5th 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	$2.12	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.9	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.18	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$9.09
☕ Cappuccino	$1.59	$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$5.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$160	$1680
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.5	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$2988
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$2119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.79	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1739	$11390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$712	$7705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.75	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$2.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.85	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$3.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$4.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$5.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.82	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.37	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.75	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.6	$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.6	$20.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$68.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.53	$38
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$111
👟 Brand Sneakers	$37.6	$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.7	$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1792	$12710

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$306
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$232
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$302
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$322
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$294
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$320
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$348
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$339
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$317
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$283
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$275
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$507
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$290
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$297
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$339
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$325
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$331
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$274
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$303
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$273
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$292
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$265
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$330
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$328
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$317
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$290
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$332
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$280
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$342
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$313
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$359
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$255
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$281
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$247
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$327
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$271
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$250
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$264
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$259

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