Copenhagen vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Copenhagen	Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2601	$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6038	$1034
🏠 One person rent	$1451	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$2570	$328
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$158
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4591	$155
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	92	69
😀 Quality of life	98	50
🏙️ Population	667K	1.01M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 487% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 713th and 8887th ($2601 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Denmark and Pakistan, respectively. Check Denmark vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.3 months in Islamabad. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Islamabad ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 10th and 6597th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Islamabad

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	Copenhagen	Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$109	$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.3	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.14	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$6.84	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.58	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1734	$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1183	$98.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3186	$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2138	$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$65.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	18.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9559	$1311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6448	$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.63	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$116	$9.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.7	$4.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.19	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.69	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$6.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$4.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$1.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$1.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.62	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.5	$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.7	$1.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$21.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$614	$61.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17654	$2738

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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 Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$344
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$277
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$354
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$265
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$351
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$334
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$364
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$320
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$340
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$376
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$363
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$311
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$284
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$302
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$372
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$316
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$333
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$427
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$294
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$351
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$380
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$303
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$350
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$393
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$291
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$401
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$337
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$458
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$362
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$347
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$421
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$403
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$396
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$373