Changchun vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changchun	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$573	$2333
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1493	$5412
🏠 One person rent	$229	$1326
🏘️ Family rent	$405	$2372
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$629
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.9	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$927	$4139
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	73	93
😀 Quality of life	53	97
🏙️ Population	9.07M	644K

The cost of living in Changchun is 75% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 7971st and 1085th ($573 vs $2333) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 351st and 2nd in China and Denmark, respectively. Check China vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Changchun compared to 1.8 months in Copenhagen. Changchun ranked 47th best city to live in China vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 6079th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changchun vs Copenhagen

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	Changchun	Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.8	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.9	$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$1534
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$191	$1083
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$2847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$287	$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.7	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.64%	4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2608	$7935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3942	$5513
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$3.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.01	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.01	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.79	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.57	$18.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$62.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$38.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.5	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.5	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$274	$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8252	$14686

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Changchun

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
81 km or 50 mi	Dehui	$556
105 km or 65 mi	Siping	$524
109 km or 68 mi	Jilin	$553
112 km or 69 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
127 km or 79 mi	Panshi	$517
138 km or 86 mi	Fuyu	$573
143 km or 89 mi	Shuangliao	$509
148 km or 92 mi	Yushu	$582
150 km or 93 mi	Shulan	$558
157 km or 98 mi	Meihekou	$513
162 km or 100 mi	Huadian	$523
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaohe	$544
178 km or 111 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
193 km or 120 mi	Da'an	$545
210 km or 131 mi	Wuchang	$596
211 km or 131 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
211 km or 131 mi	Tieling	$520
235 km or 146 mi	Harbin	$653
238 km or 148 mi	Tongliao	$538
240 km or 149 mi	Baishan	$520
248 km or 154 mi	Zhaodong	$619
250 km or 155 mi	Fushun	$459
250 km or 155 mi	Taonan	$523
251 km or 156 mi	Dunhua	$560
263 km or 163 mi	Shangzhi	$606
267 km or 166 mi	Baicheng	$542
271 km or 169 mi	Linjiang	$500
274 km or 170 mi	Shenyang	$539
279 km or 173 mi	Anda	$596
287 km or 178 mi	Xinmin	$514
300 km or 187 mi	Daqing	$616
313 km or 194 mi	Benxi	$455
315 km or 196 mi	Dengta	$495
319 km or 198 mi	Ji'an	$493
335 km or 208 mi	Suihua	$664
337 km or 209 mi	Liaoyang	$500
343 km or 213 mi	Helong	$537
344 km or 214 mi	Ning'an	$658
345 km or 214 mi	Ulanhot	$532

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