Copenhagen vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2483
$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5751
$1025
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$2573
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$670
$147
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4295
$173
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
93
63
😀 Quality of life
97
49
🏙️ Population
644K
14.9M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 479% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 795th and 8915th ($2483 vs $429) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Denmark and Pakistan, respectively. Check Denmark vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 9th and 6242nd 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
$20.2
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$107
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.9
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.66
$2.18
 Cappuccino
$6.74
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.88
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$141
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1168
$96.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3033
$307
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2129
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$97.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.19%
21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8402
$544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5773
$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.1
$4.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.42
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.16
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$5.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$3.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.52
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.24
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.6
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.8
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$121
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$52.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$42.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13230
$1146

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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 Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$315
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$341
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$327
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$295
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$325
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$313
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$344
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$326
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$402
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$285
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$471
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$424
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$297
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$375
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$338
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$399
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$347
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$294
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$639
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$406
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$391
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$268
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$785
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$371
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$284
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$521
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$360
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$358
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$299
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$487
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$831
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$360
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$327
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$288
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1110
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$371
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548