Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 80.2% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Japan, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
|
Japan
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
¥994
|
$21.56
DKK152.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.94
¥763
|
$12.58
DKK89.02
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
¥150
|
$3.50
DKK24.74
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
¥113
|
$2.59
DKK18.36
|
|
pay 20.4% more for groceries
|
Japan
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
¥235
|
$2.91
DKK20.60
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
¥883
|
$5.83
DKK41.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥842
|
$7.22
DKK51.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
¥311
|
$4.38
DKK31.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
¥421
|
$4.74
DKK33.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
¥336
|
$1.28
DKK9.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
¥158
|
$1.34
DKK9.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
¥253
|
$1.37
DKK9.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
¥314
|
$1.88
DKK13.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥195
|
$0.90
DKK6.38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
¥167
|
$0.77
DKK5.47
|
|
pay 55.4% more for transportation
|
Japan
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
¥652
|
$7.68
DKK54.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
¥8,923
|
$82.44
DKK583.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,042.19
¥3,401,882
|
$45,047.14
DKK318,843.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.42
¥3,924
|
$23.62
DKK167.16
|
|
pay 67.3% more for housing
|
Japan
|
Denmark
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.09
¥4,798
|
$33.71
DKK238.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.38
¥77,226
|
$967.90
DKK6,850.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.42
¥50,223
|
$743.77
DKK5,264.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.04
¥17,446
|
$157.10
DKK1,111.95
|
|
pay 22.6% more for childcare
|
Japan
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.10
¥44,464
|
$519.88
DKK3,679.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,095.30
¥1,712,394
|
$7,190.53
DKK50,894.60
|
|
pay 80.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
¥418
|
$7.44
DKK52.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
¥429
|
$5.51
DKK38.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
¥615
|
$8.74
DKK61.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
¥8,908
|
$38.95
DKK275.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
¥1,848
|
$16.76
DKK118.61
|
|
pay 90.1% more for clothing
|
Japan
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.54
¥6,257
|
$93.72
DKK663.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.82
¥4,139
|
$38.81
DKK274.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.08
¥8,346
|
$105.07
DKK743.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.66
¥12,604
|
$155.42
DKK1,100.04
|
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