Copenhagen vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Copenhagen	Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2555	$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5866	$2110
🏠 One person rent	$1447	$342
🏘️ Family rent	$2513	$587
🍽️ Food expenses	$713	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4784	$1288
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	94	96
😀 Quality of life	97	77
🏙️ Population	667K	18.7M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 226% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 805th and 6854th ($2555 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5th and 1149th 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	$21.1	$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.09	$1.17
☕ Cappuccino	$7.32	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.12	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1680	$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2988	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11390	$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7705	$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.75	$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.4	$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$38	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12710	$19408

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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 Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$627
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$694
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$873
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$801
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$548
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$678
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$858
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$995
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1734
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$638
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$839
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2396
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$777
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$793
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$908
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$828
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$766
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$954
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$778
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$802
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$797
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$739
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$600
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$682
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$473
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$751
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$758
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$474
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$612
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$714
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$528
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$648
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$601
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$620
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$602
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$705
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$711