Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 28.1% cheaper than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 69.8% less for restaurants
|
Copenhagen
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.56
DKK152.18
|
$6.51
¥977
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.37
DKK101.45
|
$5.21
¥781
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.78
DKK26.68
|
$1.12
¥168
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
DKK21.02
|
$0.75
¥112
|
|
pay 3.0% more for groceries
|
Copenhagen
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.78
DKK26.70
|
$1.63
¥245
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.47
DKK45.67
|
$7.01
¥1,052
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.42
DKK52.40
|
$5.89
¥883
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.75
DKK33.55
|
$2.09
¥313
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
DKK35.99
|
$3.26
¥490
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
DKK9.95
|
$2.38
¥357
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.42
DKK9.99
|
$1.06
¥160
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.51
DKK10.67
|
$2.65
¥397
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.12
DKK14.93
|
$2.42
¥362
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
DKK7.55
|
$1.29
¥194
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
DKK6.38
|
$1.26
¥189
|
|
pay 31.9% less for transportation
|
Copenhagen
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.78
DKK54.93
|
$4.42
¥663
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.30
DKK708.01
|
$58.62
¥8,792
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,303.99
DKK355,075.77
|
$21,767.76
¥3,264,619
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.43
DKK172.47
|
$27.88
¥4,181
|
|
pay 28.2% less for housing
|
Copenhagen
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.84
DKK260.04
|
$31.86
¥4,778
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,691.68
DKK11,940.86
|
$1,120.28
¥168,014
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,264.98
DKK8,929.01
|
$582.98
¥87,432
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.98
DKK1,072.77
|
$134.03
¥20,102
|
|
pay 3.5% more for childcare
|
Copenhagen
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$580.24
DKK4,095.70
|
$533.29
¥79,981
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,599.95
DKK88,938.03
|
$14,506.96
¥2,175,680
|
|
pay 28.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Copenhagen
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.62
DKK60.87
|
$3.26
¥488
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.19
DKK43.70
|
$3.40
¥510
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.05
DKK63.91
|
$3.91
¥586
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.41
DKK306.38
|
$67.16
¥10,072
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.68
DKK131.89
|
$12.38
¥1,856
|
|
pay 44.8% less for clothing
|
Copenhagen
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$115.64
DKK816.27
|
$52.60
¥7,889
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.78
DKK344.35
|
$36.87
¥5,529
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.38
DKK856.74
|
$63.41
¥9,510
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.89
DKK1,234.46
|
$82.89
¥12,432
|
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