Copenhagen vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2483
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5751
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$2573
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$670
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4295
$864
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
93
95
😀 Quality of life
97
70
🏙️ Population
644K
9.5M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 312% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 795th and 7753rd ($2483 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 301st in Denmark and China, respectively. Check Denmark vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.4 months in Foshan. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Foshan ranked 11th in China, while ranked 9th and 2359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Foshan

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Copenhagen Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.2
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$107
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.9
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.66
$1.14
 Cappuccino
$6.74
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.88
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1168
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3033
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2129
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$41.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.19%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8402
$4523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5773
$2043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.1
$4.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.42
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.16
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.52
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.24
$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.6
$7.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.8
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$121
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13230
$24357

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Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2378
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2203
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2006
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1294
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1570
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$1867
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2088
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1459
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1439
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$1713
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1306
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1436
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1347
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$1864
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1333
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1341
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$2046
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1688
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1442
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$1966
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1548
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1299
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1499
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1608
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1532
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1618
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1578
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1434
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1636
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1328
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1502
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1476
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1654
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1324
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1536
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1364
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1476
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1565
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1546

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$763
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660