Copenhagen vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2656
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6116
$2607
🏠 One person rent
$1515
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$2679
$695
🍽️ Food expenses
$728
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$209
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5006
$1617
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
94
54
😀 Quality of life
97
74
🏙️ Population
667K
791K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 159% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 650th and 5487th ($2656 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 361st 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 1.6 months in Niigata. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Niigata ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 4th and 2415th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Niigata

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Copenhagen Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.8
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.1
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.35
$3.67
 Cappuccino
$7.24
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.03
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1782
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3169
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2270
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.76%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10228
$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6872
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.85
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$114
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$28.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.25
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.83
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.76
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.89
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.5
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.07
$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.6
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.6
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$38.4
$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$122
$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$137
$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$707
$65.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$16483

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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 Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$984
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$999
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1011
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1016
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1024
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1015
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1056
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1023
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1099
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1037
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1072
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1060
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1083
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1018
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$975
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1085
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1031
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$968
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1100
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$954
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1058
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$941
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1022
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$948
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$958
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1035
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1058
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$942
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$948
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$983
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1035
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1041
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$958
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$969
134 km or 84 mi Date
$926
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1045
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1032