Copenhagen vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2555
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5866
$2019
🏠 One person rent
$1447
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$2513
$459
🍽️ Food expenses
$713
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$199
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4784
$847
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
94
67
😀 Quality of life
97
71
🏙️ Population
667K
10.5M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 268% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 805th and 7308th ($2555 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 67th in Denmark and China, respectively. Check Denmark vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.2 months in Dongguan. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 5th and 3241st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Dongguan

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Copenhagen Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.1
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.09
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$7.32
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.12
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1680
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1193
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2988
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11390
$5717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7705
$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.33
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.26
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.75
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.55
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$4.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.3
$7.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.4
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$38
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$815
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12710
$25442

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2533
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2195
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1423
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1793
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$2151
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2220
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1567
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1568
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$2053
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1504
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1583
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1478
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$2073
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1447
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1399
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1358
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1893
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1792
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1429
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$2135
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1584
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1441
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1731
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1650
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1477
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1638
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1621
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1483
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1840
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1464
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1570
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1654
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1852
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1411
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1637
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1415
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1475
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1723
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1557

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620