Copenhagen vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2555
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5866
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$1447
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$2513
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$713
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$199
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4784
$1068
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
94
99
😀 Quality of life
97
76
🏙️ Population
667K
24.9M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 123% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 805th and 4880th ($2555 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Denmark and China, respectively. Check Denmark vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 5th and 1178th 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
$21.1
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.09
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$7.32
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.12
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1680
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1193
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2988
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11390
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7705
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.33
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.26
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.75
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.55
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.3
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.4
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$38
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$815
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12710
$27610

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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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789