Beijing vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Beijing	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1065	$2387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3114	$5438
🏠 One person rent	$605	$1384
🏘️ Family rent	$1364	$2466
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1709	$3915
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	93
😀 Quality of life	78	96
🏙️ Population	21.9M	644K

The cost of living in Beijing is 55% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 4887th and 872nd ($1065 vs $2387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in China and Denmark, respectively. Check China vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 1.6 months in Copenhagen. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 583rd and 9th 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	$3.9	$19.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$94.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$8.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$6.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$4.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$1538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$487	$1122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$2867
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$2046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35%	4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14972	$8131
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8057	$5911
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$3.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.5	$88.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.9	$32.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$5.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$68.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.7	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$539
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27310	$8976

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$733
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$772
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$650
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$688
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$583
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$678
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$466
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$667
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$677
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$587
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$700
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$633
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$607
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$539
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$549
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$643
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$637
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$594
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$592
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$525
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$633
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$545
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$569
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$650
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$572
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$486
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$598
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$621
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$640
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$643
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$587
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$506

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2008
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2011
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1887
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1276
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1566
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1766
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1480
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1413
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1652
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1392
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1439
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1375
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1638
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1330
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1181
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1318
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1972
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1569
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1880
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1392
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1282
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1541
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1584
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1403
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1581
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1380
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1438
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1657
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1382
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1398
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1426
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1506
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1159
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1599
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1338
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1380
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1519
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1329