Beijing vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beijing	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$2601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$6038
🏠 One person rent	$589	$1451
🏘️ Family rent	$1040	$2570
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$729
🚐 Transport expenses	$98	$221
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$658	$4591
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	92
😀 Quality of life	73	98
🏙️ Population	21.9M	667K

The cost of living in Beijing is 60% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 5355th and 713th ($1029 vs $2601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in China and Denmark, respectively. Check China vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 1.8 months in Copenhagen. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 2546th 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	$4.24	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$109
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$15.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$9.14
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$6.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$4.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$1734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$1183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$3186
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$2138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$41.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14720	$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6180	$6448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$116
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.61	$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$4.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$5.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$5.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.4	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$20.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$69.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$37.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.2	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$713	$614
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22823	$17654

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$750
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$646
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$565
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$660
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$641
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$688
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$558
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$694
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$638
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$619
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$574
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$614
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$505
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$535
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$615
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$527
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$523
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$454
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$580
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$499
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$480
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$654
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$550
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$629
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$741

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2617
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2379
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2184
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1421
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1757
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2086
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2280
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1619
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1598
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1977
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1591
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1485
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2029
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1386
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1362
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1805
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1785
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1502
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2088
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1523
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1444
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1770
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1668
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1481
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1515
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1529
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1869
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1563
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1675
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1861
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1460
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1662
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1421
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1467
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1658
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1678