Copenhagen vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2333
$419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5412
$1077
🏠 One person rent
$1326
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$2372
$240
🍽️ Food expenses
$629
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4139
$238
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
93
28
😀 Quality of life
97
46
🏙️ Population
644K
846K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 457% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 1085th and 8918th ($2333 vs $419) 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 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 10th and 6495th 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
$18.8
$1.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$2.57
☕ Cappuccino
$6.08
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.68
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1534
$162
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1083
$84.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2847
$296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$173
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.22%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7935
$2191
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5513
$1059
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.39
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$100
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.3
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.31
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.02
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.3
$3.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.8
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$38.6
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$115
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14686
$3409

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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 Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$341
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$294
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$321
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$292
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$391
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$300
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$316
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$292
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$317
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$300
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$282
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$312
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$299
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$297
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$308
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$309
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$900
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$329
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$459
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$308
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$296
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$422
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$314
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$307
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$296
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$366
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$293
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$300
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$299
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$384
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$304
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$292
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$370
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$280
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$315
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$361