Copenhagen vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2333
$442
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5412
$1064
🏠 One person rent
$1326
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$2372
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$629
$147
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$64.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4139
$179
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
93
63
😀 Quality of life
97
50
🏙️ Population
644K
14.9M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 428% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 1085th and 8872nd ($2333 vs $442) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 0.4 months in Karachi. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 10th and 6253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Karachi

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Copenhagen Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.8
$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$12
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$2.17
 Cappuccino
$6.08
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.68
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1534
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1083
$97.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2847
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$197
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.22%
19.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7935
$545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5513
$359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.39
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$100
$8.21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$5.29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.3
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.31
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$5.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.02
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.3
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.8
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$38.6
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$115
$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$50.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14686
$1405

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2134
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$1952
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1140
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1585
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$1722
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$1983
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1474
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1447
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1297
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1426
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1310
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$1799
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1298
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1208
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1816
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1607
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1333
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$1828
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1401
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1284
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1585
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1506
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1336
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1505
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1396
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1424
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1637
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1331
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1416
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1315
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1680
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1280
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1442
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1307
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1347
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1508
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1452

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$334
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$325
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$394
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$338
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$288
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$339
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$325
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$333
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$311
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$389
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$266
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$452
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$415
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$298
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$366
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$324
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$382
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$585
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$310
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$342
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$605
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$376
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$371
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$297
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$771
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$392
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$468
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$340
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$361
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$279
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$476
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$829
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$356
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$311
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$284
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1090
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$350
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$552