Copenhagen vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Copenhagen	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2387	$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5438	$3757
🏠 One person rent	$1384	$635
🏘️ Family rent	$2466	$1613
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3915	$1455
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	100
😀 Quality of life	96	78
🏙️ Population	644K	24.9M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 101% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 872nd and 4461st ($2387 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Denmark and China, respectively. Check Denmark vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 9th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Shanghai

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	Copenhagen	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.6	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.7	$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.1	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$6.2	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1122	$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2867	$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2046	$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$223	$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.14%	4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8131	$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5911	$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.8	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.1	$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.28	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.02	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41	$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.2	$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.4	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$118	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$539	$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8976	$28143

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1074
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$731
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$771
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$763
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$682
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$731
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$651
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$699
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$688
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$690
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$677
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$675
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$755
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$707
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$713
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$831
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$679
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$694
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$625
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$707
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$703
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$631
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$645
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$720
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$725
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$696
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$719
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$789
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$652
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$740