Chongqing vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chongqing	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$2601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1695	$6038
🏠 One person rent	$180	$1451
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$2570
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$729
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.3	$221
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$914	$4591
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	87	92
😀 Quality of life	74	98
🏙️ Population	32.1M	667K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 78% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 8185th and 713th ($561 vs $2601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd 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 Chongqing compared to 1.8 months in Copenhagen. Chongqing ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 2237th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Copenhagen

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	Chongqing	Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.82	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$109
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$15.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$9.14
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$6.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$4.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$1734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$1183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$433	$3186
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$231	$2138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.8	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32	$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.46	$41.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2367	$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1345	$6448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$116
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$4.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$5.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$5.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$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	$0.96	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$20.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.1	$69.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$37.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$614
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23821	$17654

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$542
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$569
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$575
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$562
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$565
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$645
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$541
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$573
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$551
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$598
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$538
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$570
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$583
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$551
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$591
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$538
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$557
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$601
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$599
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$635
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$563
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$571
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$563
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$528
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$569
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$557
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$552
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$588
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$558
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$544
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$536
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$580
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$567
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$587
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$562
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$568
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$571
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$537

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