Copenhagen vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2333
$1148
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5412
$3260
🏠 One person rent
$1326
$437
🏘️ Family rent
$2372
$1169
🍽️ Food expenses
$629
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4139
$1866
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
93
95
😀 Quality of life
97
91
🏙️ Population
644K
1.46M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 103% more expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 1085th and 4641st ($2333 vs $1148) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 67th in Denmark and Japan, respectively. Check Denmark vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.6 months in Kyoto. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Kyoto ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 10th and 112th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Kyoto

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Copenhagen Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.8
$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$3.35
☕ Cappuccino
$6.08
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.68
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1534
$513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1083
$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2847
$1602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$896
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$65.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.22%
1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7935
$5311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5513
$5383
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.39
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$100
$67.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.3
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.31
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$5.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$6.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$8.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.02
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.3
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.8
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$38.6
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$115
$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14686
$7056

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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 Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$1048
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$1013
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$1010
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1027
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1026
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$1014
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1026
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$1001
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$1004
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1087
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$1005
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1039
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$998
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1136
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$1005
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1100
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$988
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1142
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1065
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$1005
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1059
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1101
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1302
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1065
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1009
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$1008
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$1001
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1063
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1046
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1056
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1045
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$979
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1062