Copenhagen vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Copenhagen	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2555	$871
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5866	$2340
🏠 One person rent	$1447	$309
🏘️ Family rent	$2513	$520
🍽️ Food expenses	$713	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4784	$1363
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	70
😀 Quality of life	97	76
🏙️ Population	667K	720K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 194% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 805th and 6433rd ($2555 vs $871) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 823rd 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 Okayama. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Okayama ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 5th and 1367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Okayama

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	Copenhagen	Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$5.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.09	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$7.32	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.12	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1680	$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2988	$670
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$66.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	2.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11390	$6145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7705	$3259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$50.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.75	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$1.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$28.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$4.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$4.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$8.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$11.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.4	$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$38	$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$573
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12710	$14339

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2533
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2195
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1423
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1793
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2151
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2220
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1567
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1568
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2053
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1583
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1478
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2073
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1399
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1358
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1893
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1792
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1429
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2135
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1584
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1441
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1731
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1650
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1477
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1621
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1483
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1840
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1570
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1654
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1852
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1411
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1637
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1415
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1475
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1723
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1557

Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$885
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1041
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$921
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$898
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$925
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$934
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$910
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$901
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$988
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$874
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$978
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$873
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$1088
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$1141
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$1030
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$969
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$957
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$932
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$1108
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$985
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$920
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$946
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$860
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$911
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$922
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$979
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1251
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$934
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$974
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$862
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$924
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$946
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1256
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1027
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1202
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$884
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$976
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1385
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1486
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1471