Copenhagen vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Copenhagen	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2333	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5412	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4139	$893
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	54
😀 Quality of life	97	66
🏙️ Population	644K	8.78M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 262% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 1085th and 7256th ($2333 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 118th in Denmark and China, respectively. Check Denmark vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 10th and 4015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Quanzhou

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	Copenhagen	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2847	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5513	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.3	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.6	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14686	$20567

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936