Copenhagen vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Copenhagen	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2601	$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6038	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$1451	$390
🏘️ Family rent	$2570	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4591	$1897
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	52
😀 Quality of life	98	72
🏙️ Population	667K	791K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 158% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 713th and 5515th ($2601 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 404th 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 1.9 months in Niigata. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Niigata ranked 406th in Japan, while ranked 10th and 3269th 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	$23.6	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$109	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.3	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.14	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$6.84	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.58	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1734	$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1183	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3186	$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2138	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9559	$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6448	$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.63	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$116	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.7	$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.19	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.69	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.62	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.5	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.7	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$614	$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17654	$14992

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2617
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2379
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2184
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1421
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1757
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2086
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2280
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1619
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1598
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1977
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1591
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1485
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2029
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1386
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1362
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1805
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1785
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1502
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2088
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1523
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1444
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1770
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1668
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1481
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1515
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1529
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1869
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1563
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1675
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1861
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1460
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1662
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1421
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1467
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1658
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1678

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$954
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$966
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$975
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$979
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$987
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$989
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$977
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1010
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$989
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1056
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1000
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1034
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1034
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1050
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$991
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$964
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1057
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1003
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$959
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1075
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$951
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$950
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1041
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$938
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1007
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$953
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$959
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1020
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1029
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$929
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$955
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$963
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$942
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1017
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1026
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$967
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$972
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$921
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1016
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1001