Copenhagen vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Copenhagen	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2656	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6116	$1161
🏠 One person rent	$1515	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$2679	$260
🍽️ Food expenses	$728	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$209	$79.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5006	$175
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	94	76
😀 Quality of life	97	57
🏙️ Population	667K	16.8M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 452% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 650th and 8803rd ($2656 vs $481) 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 1.9 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 4th and 6218th 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	$21.8	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$5.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.35	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$7.24	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.03	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1782	$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1244	$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3169	$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2270	$185
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$26.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$40.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.1	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	10.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10228	$1083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6872	$611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$114	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$4.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.25	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$7.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$6.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$4.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.6	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.6	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.4	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans	$122	$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$137	$44.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$707	$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14799	$2100

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2698
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2429
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2273
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1907
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2192
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2364
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1701
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1695
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2042
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1688
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1562
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2113
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1475
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1412
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1784
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1825
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1549
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2158
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1627
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1491
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1781
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1702
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1508
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1619
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1633
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1891
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1619
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1689
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1888
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1466
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1681
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1443
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1509
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1667
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1588

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$351
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$350
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$355
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$314
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$287
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$296
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$314
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$281
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$290
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$298
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$330
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$336
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$323
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$330
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$299
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$324
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$331
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$329
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$335
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$326
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$320
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$326
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$330
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$364
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$344
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$338
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$307