Copenhagen vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2483
$1212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5751
$3074
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$2573
$1065
🍽️ Food expenses
$670
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4295
$2247
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
93
97
😀 Quality of life
97
96
🏙️ Population
644K
2.75M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 105% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 795th and 4566th ($2483 vs $1212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 45th in Denmark and Japan, respectively. Check Denmark vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.9 months in Osaka. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 9th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Osaka

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Copenhagen Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.2
$7.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$107
$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.9
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.66
$3.7
 Cappuccino
$6.74
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.88
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1168
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3033
$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2129
$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.19%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8402
$3644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5773
$2897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.1
$29.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.42
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.16
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.52
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.24
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$64.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.6
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.8
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$121
$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$64.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$70.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13230
$5653

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2378
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2203
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2006
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1294
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1570
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$1867
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2088
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1459
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1439
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$1713
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1306
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1436
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1347
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$1864
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1333
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1341
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$2046
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1688
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1442
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$1966
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1548
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1299
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1499
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1608
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1532
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1618
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1578
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1434
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1636
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1328
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1502
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1476
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1654
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1324
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1536
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1364
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1476
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1565
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1546

Cities near Osaka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1140
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1362
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1117
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1132
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1169
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1077
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1094
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1086
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1073
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1125
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1174
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1162
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1052
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1068
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1062
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1056
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1096
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1065
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$1021
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1120
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1067
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1113
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$1030
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1068
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$1034
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$1014
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$1037
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1043
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$1016