Denmark vs India - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denmark India
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2020
$440
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4729
$1134
🏠 One person rent
$1084
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$1936
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$636
$168
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$47.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3875
$670
💸 GDP per capita
$67967
$2485
😃 Human freedom index
8.83
6.29
❤️ Life expectancy
81.3
67.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
90
39
🌐 English speaking %
86.1%
10.6%
🎓 Higher education
97
74
😀 Quality of life
95
41
🏙️ Population
5.83M
1.33B

The average cost of living in Denmark ($2020) is 359% more expensive than in India ($440). Denmark ranked 17th vs 192nd 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 1.9 months in Denmark compared to 1.5 months in India. Ranked 2nd and 113th 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
$21.3
$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.84
$2.18
 Cappuccino
$6.08
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.02
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1127
$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$859
$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2123
$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1583
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$8.35
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
8.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5886
$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4166
$1064
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.6
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$3.14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.13
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.79
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$5.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.98
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.18
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.38
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.33
$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.5
$3.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.9
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.4
$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$46.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$555
$71.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8524
$1862

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Denmark

City Cost of living Population
Copenhagen
$2483
644K
Aarhus
$1966
291K
Esbjerg
$1590
115K
Odense
$2046
177K
Frederiksberg
$2378
105K
Aalborg
$1842
113K
Gentofte
$2203
75.8K
Naestved
$1864
45K
Vejle
$1636
61.3K
Randers
$1618
62.8K
Herning
$1690
44.6K
Silkeborg
$1654
50.9K
Kolding
$1476
58.8K
Horsholm
$2006
47.5K
Roskilde
$1867
50K
Holstebro
$1584
37.2K
Horsens
$1499
59.4K
Hillerod
$2088
36K
Fredericia
$1608
41.2K
Helsingor
$1713
47.4K
Viborg
$1565
41.1K
Frederikshavn
$1507
23.5K
Sonderborg
$1502
27.6K
Svendborg
$1688
27.2K
Nuuk
$2125
18.3K
Haderslev
$1536
22.2K
Torshavn
$1913
13.3K

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$505
26.5M
Bangalore
$578
12.3M
Mumbai
$716
15.4M
Hyderabad
$488
9.31M
Pune
$519
5.95M
Chennai
$433
6.6M
Ahmedabad
$471
7.65M
Surat
$785
5.94M
Kolkata
$408
4.5M
Jaipur
$395
3.07M
Nagpur
$403
2.41M
Lucknow
$393
3.38M
Visakhapatnam
$400
2.04M
Mirzapur
$365
2.5M
Thane
$484
1.89M
Gurgaon
$533
877K
Ghaziabad
$391
2.38M
Vadodara
$406
2.07M
Indore
$379
1.99M
Mysore
$325
1.27M
Navi Mumbai
$480
1.12M
Kalyan
$396
1.25M
Kanpur
$329
3.07M
Bhopal
$367
1.8M
Rajkot
$326
2.04M
Nashik
$346
1.49M
Varanasi
$316
1.2M
Bilaspur
$387
1.63M
Agra
$360
1.59M
Faridabad
$383
1.4M