Copenhagen vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2387
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5438
$2835
🏠 One person rent
$1384
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$2466
$914
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$359
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3915
$1593
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
93
95
😀 Quality of life
96
90
🏙️ Population
644K
1.46M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 133% more expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 872nd and 5138th ($2387 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 285th in Denmark and Japan, respectively. Check Denmark vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.6 months in Kyoto. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Kyoto ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 9th and 118th 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
$19.6
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.7
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.1
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$6.2
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.03
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1538
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1122
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2867
$1108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2046
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$74.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8131
$5276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5911
$5307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.8
$61.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.1
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.28
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.02
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$4.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$6.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.02
$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.2
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$58.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$539
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8976
$8938

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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 Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$924
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$939
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$950
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$959
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$966
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$982
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$949
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$963
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$921
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$920
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$921
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$960
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1069
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1075
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$924
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1002
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$935
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1103
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$935
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$967
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1055
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$921
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1105
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1009
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$935
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$997
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1048
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1284
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1007
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$945
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$933
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$940
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$972
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$977
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$995
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$996
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$909
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1006