Copenhagen vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Copenhagen	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2601	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6038	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$1451	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$2570	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4591	$733
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	92	85
😀 Quality of life	98	71
🏙️ Population	667K	9.07M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 369% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 713th and 8245th ($2601 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 341st 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 10th and 3667th 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	$23.6	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$109	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.3	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.14	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$6.84	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.58	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1734	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1183	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3186	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2138	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9559	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6448	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.63	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$116	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.7	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.19	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.69	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.62	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.5	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.7	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$614	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17654	$24707

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2617
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2379
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2184
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1421
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1757
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2086
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2280
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1619
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1598
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1977
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1591
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1485
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2029
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1386
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1362
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1805
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1785
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1502
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2088
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1523
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1444
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1770
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1668
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1481
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1515
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1529
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1869
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1563
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1675
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1861
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1460
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1662
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1421
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1467
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1658
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1678

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501