Copenhagen vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Copenhagen	Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2387	$831
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5438	$2349
🏠 One person rent	$1384	$391
🏘️ Family rent	$2466	$725
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$262
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3915	$1013
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	93	91
😀 Quality of life	96	72
🏙️ Population	644K	11.9M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 187% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 872nd and 6270th ($2387 vs $831) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th 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 1.2 months in Hangzhou. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Hangzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 9th and 2093rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Hangzhou

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	Copenhagen	Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.6	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.7	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.1	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$6.2	$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1122	$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2867	$895
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2046	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$223	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.14%	4.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8131	$6914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5911	$4027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.8	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.1	$5.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.28	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.02	$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$3.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$7.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.2	$69.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.4	$4.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$118	$75.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$539	$471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8976	$26569

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2008
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2011
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1887
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1276
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1566
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1766
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1480
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1413
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1652
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1392
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1439
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1375
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1638
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1330
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1181
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1318
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1972
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1569
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1880
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1392
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1282
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1541
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1584
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1403
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1581
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1380
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1438
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1657
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1382
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1398
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1426
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1506
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1159
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1599
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1338
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1380
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1519
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1329

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$755
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$699
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$596
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$707
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$725
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$720
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$1020
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$707
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$811
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$677
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$694
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$687
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$771
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$789
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1190
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$731
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$731
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1074
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$713
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$719
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$688
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$690
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$713
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$644
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$675
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$741
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$625
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$651
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$682
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$898
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$645
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$665
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$625
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$763
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$746
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$735
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$682
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$740