Copenhagen vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Copenhagen	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5751	$1009
🏠 One person rent	$1424	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$2573	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$670	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4295	$570
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	93	5
😀 Quality of life	97	50
🏙️ Population	644K	115K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 542% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 795th and 9013th ($2483 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Denmark and Bhutan, respectively. Check Denmark vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 9th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Thimphu

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	Copenhagen	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.66	$6.45
☕ Cappuccino	$6.74	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1540	$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1168	$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3033	$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2129	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8402	$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5773	$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.1	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.42	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.6	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.8	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$121	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13230	$691

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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 Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$455
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$314
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$293
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$930
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$331
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$312
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$370
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$339
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$359
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$311
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$997
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$303
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$282
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$390
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$311
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$256
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$297
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$268
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$279
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$296
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$321
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$309
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$271
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$443
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$428
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$380
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$301
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$294
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$311
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$335
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$290
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$307
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$356
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$288
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$273
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$284