Copenhagen vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2483
$408
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5751
$1026
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$2573
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$670
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4295
$468
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
93
75
😀 Quality of life
97
58
🏙️ Population
644K
4.5M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 508% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 795th and 8957th ($2483 vs $408) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th in Denmark and India, respectively. Check Denmark vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 9th and 5494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Copenhagen Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.2
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$107
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.9
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.66
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$6.74
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.88
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1168
$88.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3033
$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2129
$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$36.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$6.67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.19%
8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8402
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5773
$562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.1
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.42
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.16
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.52
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.24
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.6
$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.8
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$121
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$45.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$51.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13230
$1751

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Cities near Copenhagen

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 Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$338
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$360
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$351
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$340
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$338
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$334
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$343
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$343
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$360
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$344
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$353
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$341
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$336
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$336
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$346
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$356
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$366
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$335
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$342
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$332
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$335
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$399
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$307
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$317
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$294
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$304
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$296
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$290
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$339
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$288
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$309
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$273
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$284
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$279
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$295
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$330
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$285
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$428
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$301
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$311