Copenhagen vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2555
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5866
$875
🏠 One person rent
$1447
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$2513
$215
🍽️ Food expenses
$713
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$199
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4784
$255
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
94
73
😀 Quality of life
97
61
🏙️ Population
667K
4.5M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 606% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 805th and 9031st ($2555 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th 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 0.7 months in Kolkata. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Kolkata ranked 10th in India, while ranked 5th and 5764th 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
$21.1
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.09
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$7.32
$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.12
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1680
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1193
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2988
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$7.12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
9.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11390
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7705
$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$3.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$3.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.33
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.26
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.75
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.55
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.3
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.4
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$38
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$815
$35.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12710
$1762

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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 Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$321
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$333
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$326
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$319
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$313
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$321
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$321
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$331
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$327
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$318
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$314
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$322
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$328
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$339
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$311
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$319
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$311
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$362
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$285
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$296
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$276
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$267
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$326
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$287
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$272
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$288
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$268
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$274
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$289
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$321
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$339
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$273
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$478
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$289