Changchun vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Changchun	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$557	$2601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1387	$6038
🏠 One person rent	$233	$1451
🏘️ Family rent	$350	$2570
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$729
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.9	$221
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$858	$4591
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	71	92
😀 Quality of life	56	98
🏙️ Population	9.07M	667K

The cost of living in Changchun is 79% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 8224th and 713th ($557 vs $2601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 336th and 2nd in China and Denmark, respectively. Check China vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changchun compared to 1.8 months in Copenhagen. Changchun ranked 52nd best city to live in China vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 6189th 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	$2.81	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.1	$109
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$15.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$9.14
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$6.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$4.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$1734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$1183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$3186
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$2138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.2	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.2	$41.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.31%	3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1671	$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4009	$6448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.06	$116
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$4.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.33	$5.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$5.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.85	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.1	$2.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$20.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$69.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.24	$37.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.8	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.9	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$279	$614
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8358	$17654

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Cities near Changchun

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
81 km or 50 mi	Dehui	$548
105 km or 65 mi	Siping	$553
109 km or 68 mi	Jilin	$532
112 km or 69 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
127 km or 79 mi	Panshi	$521
138 km or 86 mi	Fuyu	$566
143 km or 89 mi	Shuangliao	$517
148 km or 92 mi	Yushu	$570
150 km or 93 mi	Shulan	$539
157 km or 98 mi	Meihekou	$519
162 km or 100 mi	Huadian	$518
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaohe	$521
178 km or 111 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
193 km or 120 mi	Da'an	$543
210 km or 131 mi	Wuchang	$564
211 km or 131 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
211 km or 131 mi	Tieling	$521
235 km or 146 mi	Harbin	$655
238 km or 148 mi	Tongliao	$537
240 km or 149 mi	Baishan	$521
248 km or 154 mi	Zhaodong	$616
250 km or 155 mi	Fushun	$470
250 km or 155 mi	Taonan	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Dunhua	$518
263 km or 163 mi	Shangzhi	$564
267 km or 166 mi	Baicheng	$541
271 km or 169 mi	Linjiang	$501
274 km or 170 mi	Shenyang	$554
279 km or 173 mi	Anda	$588
287 km or 178 mi	Xinmin	$518
300 km or 187 mi	Daqing	$599
313 km or 194 mi	Benxi	$434
315 km or 196 mi	Dengta	$492
319 km or 198 mi	Ji'an	$499
335 km or 208 mi	Suihua	$649
337 km or 209 mi	Liaoyang	$489
343 km or 213 mi	Helong	$505
344 km or 214 mi	Ning'an	$509
345 km or 214 mi	Ulanhot	$532

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