Copenhagen vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Copenhagen	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2333	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5412	$1093
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$118
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$238
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$80.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4139	$274
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	93	72
😀 Quality of life	97	54
🏙️ Population	644K	16.8M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 443% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 1085th and 8899th ($2333 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Denmark and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Denmark vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.6 months in Dhaka. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 10th and 5971st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Dhaka

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	Copenhagen	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$1.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$4.23
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$73.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2847	$290
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	10.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5513	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$21.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$4.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.3	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.6	$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$40.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$47.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14686	$1681

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314