Copenhagen vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Copenhagen	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2333	$766
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5412	$2308
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$961
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$49.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4139	$526
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	93	73
😀 Quality of life	97	65
🏙️ Population	644K	1.85M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 205% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 1085th and 6586th ($2333 vs $766) 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 0.7 months in Manila. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 10th and 4165th 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	$18.8	$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2847	$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	7.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$3093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5513	$2849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$5.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.3	$7.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.6	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14686	$13387

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452

Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$770
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$640
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$746
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$706
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$623
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$901
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$732
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$506
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$670
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$780
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$546
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$621
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$704
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$577
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$589
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$518
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$535
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$676
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$457
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$575
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$487
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$400
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$539
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$572
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$508
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$515
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$545
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$486
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$610
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$508
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$504
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$427
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$613
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$398
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$464
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$508
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$372