Copenhagen vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Copenhagen	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2555	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5866	$1804
🏠 One person rent	$1447	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$2513	$404
🍽️ Food expenses	$713	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4784	$1093
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	94	74
😀 Quality of life	97	58
🏙️ Population	667K	9.07M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 318% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 805th and 7878th ($2555 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 221st 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 1.8 months in Shenyang. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Shenyang ranked 49th in China, while ranked 5th and 6059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Shenyang

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	Copenhagen	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.09	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$7.32	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.12	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1680	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2988	$404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11390	$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7705	$1294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.75	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.4	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$38	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12710	$22712

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$499
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$537
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$567
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$549
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$474
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$519
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$457
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$552
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$512
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$556
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$578
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$528
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$526
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$540
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$559
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$539
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$549
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$573
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$550
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$549
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$541
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$603
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$491
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$582
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$579
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$540
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$572
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$529
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$555
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$615
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$551
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1550
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$593
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$619
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$607
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1556
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1544
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$532