Copenhagen vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2555
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5866
$1080
🏠 One person rent
$1447
$134
🏘️ Family rent
$2513
$232
🍽️ Food expenses
$713
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$199
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4784
$148
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
94
29
😀 Quality of life
97
47
🏙️ Population
667K
846K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 503% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 805th and 8916th ($2555 vs $424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Denmark and Nepal, respectively. Check Denmark vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.3 months in Kathmandu. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 5th and 6934th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Kathmandu

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Copenhagen Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.1
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.09
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$7.32
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.12
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1680
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1193
$86.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2988
$332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$7.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11390
$2304
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7705
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$9.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.33
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.26
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.75
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.55
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$5.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.3
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.4
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$38
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$815
$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12710
$4078

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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 Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$336
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$288
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339