Copenhagen vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Copenhagen	Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2555	$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5866	$1174
🏠 One person rent	$1447	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$2513	$388
🍽️ Food expenses	$713	$168
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4784	$146
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	94	70
😀 Quality of life	97	50
🏙️ Population	667K	1.01M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 415% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 805th and 8685th ($2555 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Denmark and Pakistan, respectively. Check Denmark vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.3 months in Islamabad. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Islamabad ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 5th and 6656th 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	$21.1	$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.09	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$7.32	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.12	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1680	$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2988	$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$233
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	14.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11390	$1529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7705	$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$4.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.75	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$5.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$2.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$4.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$1.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$1.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.4	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$38	$1.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$81.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12710	$3550

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2533
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2195
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1423
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1793
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2151
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2220
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1567
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1568
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2053
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1583
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1478
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2073
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1399
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1358
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1893
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1792
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1429
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2135
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1584
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1441
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1731
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1650
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1477
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1621
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1483
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1840
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1570
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1654
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1852
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1411
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1637
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1415
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1475
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1723
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1557

Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$446
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$371
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$280
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$373
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$350
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$253
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$373
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$321
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$394
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$335
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$344
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$391
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$382
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$313
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$286
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$309
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$393
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$332
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$396
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$381
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$359
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$450
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$306
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$379
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$397
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$339
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$371
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$438
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$340
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$456
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$346
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$504
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$401
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$350
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$391
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$440
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$447
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$278
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$447
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$379