Copenhagen vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2483
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5751
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$2573
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$670
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4295
$1649
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
93
96
😀 Quality of life
97
79
🏙️ Population
644K
17.7M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 159% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 795th and 5948th ($2483 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 9th and 556th 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
$20.2
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$107
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.9
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.66
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$6.74
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.88
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1168
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3033
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2129
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.19%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8402
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5773
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.1
$4.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.42
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.16
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.52
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.24
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.6
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.8
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$121
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13230
$24117

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618