Copenhagen vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2555
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5866
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$1447
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$2513
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$713
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$199
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4784
$938
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
94
95
😀 Quality of life
97
76
🏙️ Population
667K
17.5M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 157% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 805th and 5618th ($2555 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5th and 1163rd 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
$21.1
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.09
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$7.32
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.12
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1680
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1193
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2988
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11390
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7705
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.33
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.26
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.75
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.55
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.3
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.4
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$38
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$815
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12710
$21140

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648