Copenhagen vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2656
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6116
$2807
🏠 One person rent
$1515
$437
🏘️ Family rent
$2679
$751
🍽️ Food expenses
$728
$381
🚐 Transport expenses
$209
$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5006
$1949
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
94
96
😀 Quality of life
97
78
🏙️ Population
667K
1.46M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 136% more expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 650th and 4965th ($2656 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 69th in Denmark and Japan, respectively. Check Denmark vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.7 months in Kyoto. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Kyoto ranked 39th in Japan, while ranked 4th and 946th 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
$21.8
$8.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.1
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.35
$3.4
☕ Cappuccino
$7.24
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.03
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1782
$486
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3169
$857
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2270
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.76%
2.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10228
$4341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6872
$2380
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.85
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$114
$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.25
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.83
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.76
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$4.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.89
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.5
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.07
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.6
$56.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.6
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$38.4
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$122
$57.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$137
$55.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$707
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$5281

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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 Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$960
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$979
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$976
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$990
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$977
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$980
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$976
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$985
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$960
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$961
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$959
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$977
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1016
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1027
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$964
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$991
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$972
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1051
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$964
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$989
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1037
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$973
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1016
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$965
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1033
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1057
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1162
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1031
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$979
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$993
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$971
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1029
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1028
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1012
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$964
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1041