Copenhagen vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Copenhagen Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2319
$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5036
$2577
🏠 One person rent
$1383
$406
🏘️ Family rent
$2262
$913
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$98.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3761
$1248
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
93
97
😀 Quality of life
95
76
🏙️ Population
644K
18.7M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 169% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 285th and 6006th ($2319 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Denmark and China, respectively. Check Denmark vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.4 months in Guangzhou. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 15th and 696th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Guangzhou

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Copenhagen Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.1
$4.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.9
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.18
$0.88
☕ Cappuccino
$6.02
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.29
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1521
$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1133
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2497
$1283
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1893
$718
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$62.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.3
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.67%
5.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8112
$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5498
$5592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.5
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.9
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.9
$4.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.23
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.98
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.92
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.87
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.96
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.2
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$8.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$46.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.7
$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$71
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$526
$580
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7274
$25540

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$1973
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$1586
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$1584
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$991
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1350
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$1637
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$1967
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1223
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1187
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$1631
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1325
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1221
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1202
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$1548
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1019
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1028
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1196
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1774
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1640
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1209
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$1753
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1299
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1211
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1430
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1563
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1308
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1280
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1130
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1111
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1570
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1190
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1312
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1449
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1503
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1091
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1438
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1299
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1303
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1311
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1325

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$648
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$762
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$702
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$730
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$612
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$724
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$686
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$668
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$1079
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1610
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$757
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$716
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2380
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2884
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$692
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$701
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$718
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$721
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$656
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$709
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$700
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$689
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$516
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$775
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$702
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$732
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$760
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$717
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$788
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$661
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$1049
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$658
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$697
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$749
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$679
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$705
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$673
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$689
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$597