Changsha vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changsha	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$2333
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1727	$5412
🏠 One person rent	$190	$1326
🏘️ Family rent	$504	$2372
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$629
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$796	$4139
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	93
😀 Quality of life	68	97
🏙️ Population	10M	644K

The cost of living in Changsha is 75% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 7932nd and 1085th ($577 vs $2333) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th 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 Changsha compared to 1.8 months in Copenhagen. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 3100th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Copenhagen

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	Changsha	Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$1534
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$1083
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$2847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.5	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$7935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5493	$5513
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$3.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.1	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$18.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$62.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$38.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8619	$14686

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$582
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$570
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$586
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$563
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$579
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$596
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$590
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$569
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$590
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$480
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$549
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$533
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$564
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$591
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$635
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$600
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$609
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$591
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$556
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$724
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$561
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$619
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$645
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$506
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$656
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$679
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$638
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$600
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$660
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$613
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$558

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