Copenhagen vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Copenhagen	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2387	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5438	$2316
🏠 One person rent	$1384	$384
🏘️ Family rent	$2466	$949
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3915	$538
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	93	73
😀 Quality of life	96	65
🏙️ Population	644K	1.85M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 206% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 872nd and 6438th ($2387 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Denmark and the Philippines, respectively. Check Denmark vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.7 months in Manila. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 9th and 4458th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Manila

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	Copenhagen	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.6	$4.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.7	$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.1	$1.29
☕ Cappuccino	$6.2	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1122	$239
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2867	$1482
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2046	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$223	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.14%	7.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8131	$4033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5911	$2881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.8	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.1	$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.28	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.02	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$8.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$4.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.2	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.4	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$118	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$539	$557
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8976	$14747

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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 Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$673
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$804
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$792
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$759
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$697
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$842
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$738
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$491
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$817
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$860
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$519
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$550
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$640
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$682
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$592
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$590
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$568
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$534
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$681
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$523
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$577
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$497
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$441
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$511
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$610
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$619
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$540
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$584
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$483
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$596
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$529
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$522
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$419
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$660
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$476
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$490
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$614
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$519
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$371