Denmark vs India - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denmark India
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1904
$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4445
$1101
🏠 One person rent
$1021
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$1799
$379
🍽️ Food expenses
$599
$165
🚐 Transport expenses
$115
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3759
$625
💸 GDP per capita
$68454
$2481
😃 Human freedom index
9.04
6.26
❤️ Life expectancy
81.3
67.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
90
38
🌐 English speaking %
86.1%
15.8%
🎓 Higher education
97
73
😀 Quality of life
95
41
🏙️ Population
5.83M
1.33B

The average cost of living in Denmark ($1904) is 344% more expensive than in India ($429). Denmark ranked 18th vs 190th 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 1.5 months in India. Ranked 2nd and 111th 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
$19.6
$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.8
$14.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$3.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.67
$2.11
 Cappuccino
$5.8
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.75
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$814
$127
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1975
$498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1491
$289
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$26.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$40.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.4
$7.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.11%
8.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5598
$1885
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3969
$986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.34
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.3
$3.12
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.03
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.67
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$5.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.38
$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$17.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.1
$15.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$30.1
$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$26
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$46.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$531
$71.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8822
$1834

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Denmark

City Cost of living Population
Copenhagen
$2333
644K
Aarhus
$1828
291K
Esbjerg
$1447
115K
Odense
$1816
177K
Frederiksberg
$2364
105K
Aalborg
$1676
113K
Gentofte
$2134
75.8K
Vejle
$1637
61.3K
Naestved
$1799
45K
Randers
$1505
62.8K
Herning
$1568
44.6K
Silkeborg
$1680
50.9K
Horsens
$1585
59.4K
Horsholm
$1952
47.5K
Kolding
$1315
58.8K
Roskilde
$1722
50K
Holstebro
$1491
37.2K
Viborg
$1508
41.1K
Hillerod
$1983
36K
Fredericia
$1506
41.2K
Helsingor
$1800
47.4K
Frederikshavn
$1394
23.5K
Sonderborg
$1416
27.6K
Svendborg
$1607
27.2K
Nuuk
$2031
18.3K
Haderslev
$1442
22.2K
Torshavn
$1828
13.3K

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$510
26.5M
Bangalore
$533
12.3M
Mumbai
$716
15.4M
Hyderabad
$464
9.31M
Pune
$513
5.95M
Chennai
$430
6.6M
Ahmedabad
$452
7.65M
Surat
$771
5.94M
Kolkata
$404
4.5M
Jaipur
$376
3.07M
Nagpur
$466
2.41M
Lucknow
$366
3.38M
Mirzapur
$329
2.5M
Visakhapatnam
$375
2.04M
Gurgaon
$536
877K
Kanpur
$315
3.07M
Indore
$367
1.99M
Vadodara
$376
2.07M
Navi Mumbai
$480
1.12M
Thane
$501
1.89M
Ghaziabad
$386
2.38M
Mysore
$311
1.27M
Rajkot
$311
2.04M
Varanasi
$308
1.2M
Bhopal
$363
1.8M
Kalyan
$381
1.25M
Ludhiana
$441
1.62M
Nashik
$333
1.49M
Bilaspur
$374
1.63M
Jamshedpur
$361
1.56M