Copenhagen vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2656
$364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6116
$892
🏠 One person rent
$1515
$124
🏘️ Family rent
$2679
$211
🍽️ Food expenses
$728
$160
🚐 Transport expenses
$209
$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5006
$401
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
94
73
😀 Quality of life
97
63
🏙️ Population
667K
4.5M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 629% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 650th and 9043rd ($2656 vs $364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 45th in Denmark and India, respectively. Check Denmark vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 4th and 5562nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Kolkata

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Copenhagen Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.8
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$11
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.1
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.35
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$7.24
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.03
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1782
$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$75.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3169
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2270
$139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$26.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$7.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.76%
9.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10228
$1163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6872
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.85
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$114
$2.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.25
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.83
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.76
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$4.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$2.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.89
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.5
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.07
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.6
$14.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.6
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$9.02
💇 Haircut, simple
$38.4
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$122
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$137
$38.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$707
$36.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$1886

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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 Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$330
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$341
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$335
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$326
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$326
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$320
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$329
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$330
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$338
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$331
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$336
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$325
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$324
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$323
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$331
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$338
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$349
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$321
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$330
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$320
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$321
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$376
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$290
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$307
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$275
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$288
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$278
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$314
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$296
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$284
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$298
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$280
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$285
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$281
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$314
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$360
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$288
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$481
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$351
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$300