Copenhagen vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2656
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6116
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$1515
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$2679
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$728
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$209
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5006
$2676
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
94
100
😀 Quality of life
97
96
🏙️ Population
667K
14.3M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 56% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 650th and 3249th ($2656 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 Tokyo. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 4th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Tokyo

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Copenhagen Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.8
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.1
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.35
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$7.24
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.03
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1782
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3169
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2270
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.76%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10228
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6872
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.85
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$114
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.25
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.83
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.76
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.89
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.5
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.07
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.6
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.6
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$38.4
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$122
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$137
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$707
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$16728

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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 Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1176
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$993
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1160
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$979
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1072
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1116
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1011
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1399
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1073
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1115
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1107
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1013
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1130
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1094
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1005