Copenhagen vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2387
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5438
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$1384
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$2466
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3915
$1524
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
93
96
😀 Quality of life
96
80
🏙️ Population
644K
17.5M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 154% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 872nd and 5744th ($2387 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Denmark and China, respectively. Check Denmark vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 9th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Copenhagen Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.7
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.1
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$6.2
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.03
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1538
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1122
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2867
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2046
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8131
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5911
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.8
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.1
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.28
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.02
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.02
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.2
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$539
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8976
$24305

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2008
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2011
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$1887
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1276
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1566
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$1766
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$1999
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1480
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$1652
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1439
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1375
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$1638
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1330
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1181
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1318
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1972
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1569
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1363
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$1880
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1392
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1282
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1541
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1584
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1403
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1581
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1380
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1438
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1657
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1382
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1398
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1426
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1506
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1159
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1599
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1338
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1380
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1519
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1329

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584