Chongqing vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chongqing	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$2333
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$5412
🏠 One person rent	$224	$1326
🏘️ Family rent	$442	$2372
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$629
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$957	$4139
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	88	93
😀 Quality of life	72	97
🏙️ Population	32.1M	644K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 73% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 7340th and 1085th ($634 vs $2333) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th 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 Chongqing compared to 1.8 months in Copenhagen. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 1675th 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	$3.91	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$1534
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$1083
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$2847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.91	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2326	$7935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$5513
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$3.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$18.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$62.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$38.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26796	$14686

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$553
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$584
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$593
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$613
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$579
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$526
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$584
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$546
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$540
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$590
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$591
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$554
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$580
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$530
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$570
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$590
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$623
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$554
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$549
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$527
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$584
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$540
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$540
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$572
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$575
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$529
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$581
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$532
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$572
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$585
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$599
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$559
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$573
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$539

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