Copenhagen vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Copenhagen	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2555	$829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5866	$1997
🏠 One person rent	$1447	$420
🏘️ Family rent	$2513	$709
🍽️ Food expenses	$713	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$47.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4784	$259
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	94	77
😀 Quality of life	97	64
🏙️ Population	667K	1.9M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 208% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 805th and 6643rd ($2555 vs $829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Denmark and the Philippines, respectively. Check Denmark vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.3 months in Manila. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Manila ranked 2nd in the Philippines, while ranked 5th and 5317th 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	$21.1	$5.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.09	$1.42
☕ Cappuccino	$7.32	$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.12	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1680	$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2988	$931
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$483
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	7.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11390	$4395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7705	$2588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$2.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.75	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$7.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.4	$15
💇 Haircut, simple	$38	$7.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$59.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12710	$12450

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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 Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$785
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$555
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$765
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$710
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$650
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$998
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$485
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$588
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$885
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$581
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$548
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$671
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$693
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$602
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$584
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$512
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$517
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$671
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$505
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$481
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$598
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$491
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$410
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$582
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$624
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$521
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$528
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$576
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$498
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$570
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$538
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$537
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$461
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$614
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$420
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$465
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$520
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$413