Copenhagen vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Copenhagen	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5751	$1078
🏠 One person rent	$1424	$121
🏘️ Family rent	$2573	$235
🍽️ Food expenses	$670	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4295	$282
😷 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 480% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 795th and 8916th ($2483 vs $428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Denmark and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Denmark vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.7 months in Dhaka. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 9th and 5968th 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	$20.2	$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.66	$4.18
☕ Cappuccino	$6.74	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1540	$137
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1168	$77.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3033	$293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2129	$167
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$19.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$29.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	10.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8402	$1008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5773	$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.1	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.42	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$3.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$18.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.6	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.8	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$2.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$121	$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13230	$1444

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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

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317