Copenhagen vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Copenhagen	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2601	$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6038	$1963
🏠 One person rent	$1451	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$2570	$637
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$50.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4591	$386
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	92	74
😀 Quality of life	98	65
🏙️ Population	667K	1.85M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 229% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 713th and 6703rd ($2601 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Denmark and the Philippines, respectively. Check Denmark vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.5 months in Manila. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 10th and 5220th 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	$23.6	$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$109	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.3	$4.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.14	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$6.84	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.58	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1734	$458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1183	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3186	$815
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2138	$416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$74.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9559	$3756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6448	$2382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.63	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$116	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.7	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.19	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.69	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$7.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$5.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$7.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$3.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.62	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.5	$7.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.7	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$46
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$614	$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17654	$16980

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2617
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2379
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2184
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1421
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1757
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2086
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2280
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1619
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1598
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1977
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1591
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1485
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2029
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1386
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1362
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1805
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1785
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1502
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2088
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1523
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1444
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1770
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1668
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1481
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1515
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1529
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1869
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1563
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1675
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1861
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1460
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1662
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1421
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1467
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1658
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1678

Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$785
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$568
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$742
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$717
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$674
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$1009
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$657
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$432
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$642
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$807
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$555
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$540
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$651
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$760
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$561
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$628
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$536
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$570
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$692
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$511
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$519
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$617
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$525
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$613
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$630
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$575
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$542
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$616
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$489
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$609
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$535
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$531
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$477
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$624
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$425
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$471
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$598
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$532
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$448