Copenhagen vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2333
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5412
$2916
🏠 One person rent
$1326
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$2372
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$629
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4139
$1530
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
93
52
😀 Quality of life
97
67
🏙️ Population
644K
791K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 120% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 1085th and 5101st ($2333 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 306th 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 1.4 months in Niigata. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Niigata ranked 581st in Japan, while ranked 10th and 3754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Copenhagen Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.8
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$2.81
 Cappuccino
$6.08
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.68
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1534
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1083
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2847
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.22%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7935
$2858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5513
$2642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.39
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$100
$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.3
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.31
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.02
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$22.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.3
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.8
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$38.6
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$115
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$44.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$83.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14686
$15118

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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 Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1004
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1011
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1018
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1022
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1029
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1021
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1047
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1024
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1095
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1034
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1076
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1066
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1092
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1035
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$997
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1096
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1050
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1002
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1112
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$986
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$987
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1069
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$969
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1029
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$978
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$980
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1047
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1082
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1008
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$973
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1016
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1038
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1042
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$983
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$988
134 km or 84 mi Date
$985
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1065
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1052