Copenhagen vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2656
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6116
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$1515
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$2679
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$728
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$209
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5006
$214
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
94
29
😀 Quality of life
97
51
🏙️ Population
667K
846K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 545% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 650th and 8958th ($2656 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 4th and 6657th 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
$21.8
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.1
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.35
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$7.24
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.03
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1782
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3169
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2270
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.76%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10228
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6872
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.85
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$114
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.25
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.83
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.76
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.89
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.5
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.07
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.6
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.6
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$38.4
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$122
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$137
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$707
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$3536

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2698
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2429
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2273
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1412
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1907
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$2192
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2364
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1701
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1695
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$2042
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1590
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1688
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1562
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$2113
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1550
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1475
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1412
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1784
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1825
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1549
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$2158
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1627
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1491
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1781
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1702
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1508
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1691
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1619
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1633
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1891
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1516
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1619
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1689
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1888
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1466
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1681
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1443
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1509
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1667
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1588

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360