Beijing vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$2333
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$5412
🏠 One person rent	$575	$1326
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$2372
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$629
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$4139
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	93
😀 Quality of life	75	97
🏙️ Population	21.9M	644K

The cost of living in Beijing is 56% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 5387th and 1085th ($1016 vs $2333) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in China and Denmark, respectively. Check China vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 1.8 months in Copenhagen. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 989th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Copenhagen

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	Beijing	Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$1534
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$1083
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$2847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$7935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$5513
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$3.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$18.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$62.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$38.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$14686

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452