Copenhagen vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2656
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6116
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$1515
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$2679
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$728
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$209
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5006
$983
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
94
65
😀 Quality of life
97
72
🏙️ Population
667K
12.7M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 239% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 650th and 6833rd ($2656 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 4th and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Suzhou

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Copenhagen Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.8
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.1
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.35
$2.17
 Cappuccino
$7.24
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.03
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1782
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3169
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2270
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.76%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10228
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6872
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.85
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$114
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$4.54
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.25
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.83
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.76
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.89
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.5
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.07
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.6
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.6
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$38.4
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$122
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$137
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$707
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$17664

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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 Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623