Copenhagen vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Copenhagen	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2333	$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5412	$2052
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$636
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4139	$958
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	93	90
😀 Quality of life	97	70
🏙️ Population	644K	13.9M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 240% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1085th and 6956th ($2333 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 64th in Denmark and China, respectively. Check Denmark vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 10th and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Tianjin

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	Copenhagen	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$0.82
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2847	$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5513	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.3	$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.6	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$39
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14686	$18215

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$665
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$716
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$649
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$756
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$679
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$702
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$586
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1016
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$592
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$618
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$680
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$635
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$472
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$638
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$642
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$550
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$581
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$638
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$584
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$642
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$815
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$711
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$689
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$564
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$544
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$590
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$533
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$524
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$629
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$577
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$600
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$553
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$504
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$616