Copenhagen vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Copenhagen	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5751	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$1424	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$2573	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$670	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4295	$727
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	93	24
😀 Quality of life	97	39
🏙️ Population	644K	6.56M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 306% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 795th and 7649th ($2483 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 262nd in Denmark and China, respectively. Check Denmark vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 9th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Shaoyang

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	Copenhagen	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.66	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$6.74	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1540	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1168	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3033	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2129	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8402	$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5773	$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.1	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.42	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.6	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.8	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$121	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13230	$10066

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2378
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2203
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2006
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1294
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1570
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1867
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2088
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1459
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1439
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1713
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1347
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1864
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1341
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$2046
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1688
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1442
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1966
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1548
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1299
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1499
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1608
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1532
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1578
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1434
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1636
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1502
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1476
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1654
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1324
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1536
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1364
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1476
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1565
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1546

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610