Copenhagen vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2656
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6116
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$1515
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$2679
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$728
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$209
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5006
$1024
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
94
95
😀 Quality of life
97
77
🏙️ Population
667K
17.5M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 183% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 650th and 6106th ($2656 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 4th and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Shenzhen

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Copenhagen Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.8
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.1
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.35
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$7.24
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.03
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1782
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3169
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2270
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.76%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10228
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6872
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.85
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$114
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.25
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.83
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.76
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.89
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.5
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.07
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.6
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.6
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$38.4
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$122
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$137
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$707
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$22916

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2698
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2429
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2273
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1412
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1907
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$2192
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2364
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1701
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1695
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$2042
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1590
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1688
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1562
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$2113
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1550
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1475
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1412
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1784
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1825
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1549
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$2158
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1627
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1491
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1781
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1702
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1508
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1691
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1619
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1633
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1891
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1516
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1619
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1689
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1888
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1466
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1681
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1443
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1509
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1667
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1588

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638