Copenhagen vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Copenhagen	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2601	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6038	$1123
🏠 One person rent	$1451	$141
🏘️ Family rent	$2570	$240
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4591	$181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	92	73
😀 Quality of life	98	57
🏙️ Population	667K	16.8M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 461% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 713th and 8829th ($2601 vs $464) 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 0.4 months in Dhaka. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 10th and 6151st 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	$23.6	$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$109	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.3	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.14	$5.09
☕ Cappuccino	$6.84	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.58	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1734	$149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1183	$95.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3186	$274
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2138	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$22.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9559	$939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6448	$535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.63	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$116	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.7	$4.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.19	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.69	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$6.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$2.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$3.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.62	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.5	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.7	$2.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$18.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$46.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$614	$57.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17654	$1844

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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

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302