Denmark vs India - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denmark India
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2130
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4915
$1001
🏠 One person rent
$1129
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$1923
$277
🍽️ Food expenses
$685
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$45.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4172
$334
💸 GDP per capita
$71852
$2697
😃 Human freedom index
9.04
6.26
❤️ Life expectancy
81.9
72
👮 Corruption perceptions index
90
38
🌐 English speaking %
86.1%
15.8%
🎓 Higher education
97
73
😀 Quality of life
96
44
🏙️ Population
5.98M
1.45B

The average cost of living in Denmark ($2130) is 402% more expensive than in India ($424). Denmark ranked 15th vs 191st for India in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Denmark compared to 0.8 months in India. Ranked 2nd and 118th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Denmark vs India

We calculate prices for Denmark and India as a population-weighted mean of 27 and 220 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Denmark India
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.5
$3.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$14.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.5
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.6
$2.11
 Cappuccino
$6.56
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.25
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1236
$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2256
$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1700
$289
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$26.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$41.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$7.85
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.91%
9.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6293
$1880
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4250
$979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.6
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$3.22
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.19
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.49
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.21
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$8.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.78
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$17.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.3
$3.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.2
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$31.9
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$45.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$579
$70.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10499
$2014

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Cities Comparison in Denmark vs India

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Denmark

City Cost of living Population
Copenhagen
$2601
667K
Aarhus
$2088
291K
Odense
$1805
185K
Frederiksberg
$2617
106K
Aalborg
$1866
122K
Esbjerg
$1657
71.6K
Gentofte
$2379
75.8K
Vejle
$1869
62K
Roskilde
$2086
53.4K
Herning
$1634
51.3K
Naestved
$2029
45K
Randers
$1675
64.5K
Horsens
$1770
64.4K
Silkeborg
$1861
50.9K
Kolding
$1675
63.6K
Horsholm
$2184
47.5K
Holstebro
$1668
37.2K
Hillerod
$2280
36K
Fredericia
$1668
41.2K
Helsingor
$1977
47.4K
Viborg
$1658
41.1K
Frederikshavn
$1542
23.5K
Sonderborg
$1563
27.6K
Svendborg
$1785
27.2K
Nuuk
$2217
18.3K
Haderslev
$1662
22.2K
Torshavn
$2077
14K

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$489
26.5M
Bangalore
$524
12.3M
Mumbai
$705
15.4M
Pune
$517
5.95M
Hyderabad
$470
9.31M
Ahmedabad
$442
7.65M
Chennai
$437
6.6M
Surat
$705
5.94M
Kolkata
$366
4.5M
Kanpur
$320
3.07M
Lucknow
$339
3.38M
Thane
$487
1.89M
Ghaziabad
$372
2.38M
Jaipur
$387
3.07M
Agra
$388
1.59M
Nashik
$350
1.49M
Kalyan
$399
1.25M
Faridabad
$383
1.4M
Navi Mumbai
$503
1.12M
Meerut
$350
1.31M
Vadodara
$374
2.07M
Nagpur
$545
2.41M
Mysore
$346
1.27M
Indore
$361
1.99M
Allahabad
$300
1.54M
Ludhiana
$421
1.62M
Vijayawada
$339
1.05M
Bhopal
$366
1.8M
Jodhpur
$322
1.7M
Aurangabad
$349
1.18M