Copenhagen vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2483
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5751
$1153
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$2573
$283
🍽️ Food expenses
$670
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4295
$231
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
93
28
😀 Quality of life
97
45
🏙️ Population
644K
846K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 461% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 795th and 8885th ($2483 vs $443) 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 1.7 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 9th and 6524th 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
$20.2
$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$107
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.9
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.66
$2.63
 Cappuccino
$6.74
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.88
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1168
$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3033
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2129
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.19%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8402
$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5773
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.1
$11.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.42
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.16
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.52
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.24
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.6
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.8
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$121
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13230
$4063

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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 Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330