Copenhagen vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Copenhagen	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2333	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5412	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4139	$709
😷 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 294% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1085th and 7740th ($2333 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 263rd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 10th and 7044th 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	$18.8	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2847	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5513	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.3	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.6	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14686	$11393

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600