Cost of living comparison

Tokyo, Japan

compared to

Copenhagen, Denmark

Copenhagen vs. Tokyo Cost of Living Summary

Copenhagen is 76.8% more expensive than Tokyo.

Restaurants: pay 3.4 times more in Copenhagen
Groceries: pay 20.5% more in Copenhagen
Transportation: pay 66.5% more in Copenhagen
Housing: pay 49.2% more in Copenhagen
Childcare: pay 2.1% less in Copenhagen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.8% more in Copenhagen
Clothing: pay 88.7% more in Copenhagen

The cost of restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, and groceries in Copenhagen are more expensive than in Tokyo. Notably, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Copenhagen.

Copenhagen vs. Tokyo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Copenhagen instead of Tokyo, you would:

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pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

	Tokyo	Copenhagen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.51 ¥936	$21.56 DKK141.62	+231.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.21 ¥749	$14.37 DKK94.41	+175.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 ¥160	$3.78 DKK24.83	+238.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 ¥107	$2.98 DKK19.56	+299.6%
Average			+236.2%

Tokyo vs. Copenhagen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.5% more for groceries

	Tokyo	Copenhagen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 ¥235	$3.78 DKK24.85	+131.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.01 ¥1,008	$6.47 DKK42.51	-7.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.89 ¥846	$7.42 DKK48.77	+26.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 ¥300	$4.75 DKK31.22	+127.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 ¥469	$5.10 DKK33.49	+56.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.38 ¥342	$1.41 DKK9.26	-40.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.06 ¥153	$1.42 DKK9.30	+33.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.65 ¥381	$1.51 DKK9.93	-42.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.42 ¥347	$2.12 DKK13.90	-12.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 ¥185	$1.07 DKK7.03	-17.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.26 ¥181	$0.90 DKK5.94	-28.4%
Average			+20.5%

Tokyo vs. Copenhagen - Cost of groceries

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pay 66.5% more for transportation

	Tokyo	Copenhagen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 ¥635	$7.78 DKK51.12	+76.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$58.62 ¥8,422	$100.30 DKK658.91	+71.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,767.76 ¥3,127,482	$50,303.99 DKK330,451.97	+131.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.88 ¥4,005	$24.43 DKK160.51	-12.4%
Average			+66.5%

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pay 49.2% more for housing

	Tokyo	Copenhagen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.86 ¥4,578	$36.84 DKK242.01	+15.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,120.28 ¥160,956	$1,691.68 DKK11,112.79	+51.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$582.98 ¥83,760	$1,264.98 DKK8,309.80	+117.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.03 ¥19,257	$151.98 DKK998.37	+13.4%
Average			+49.2%

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pay 2.1% less for childcare

	Tokyo	Copenhagen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$533.29 ¥76,621	$580.24 DKK3,811.67	+8.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,506.96 ¥2,084,286	$12,599.95 DKK82,770.35	-13.1%
Average			-2.1%

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pay 78.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Tokyo	Copenhagen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 ¥468	$8.62 DKK56.65	+164.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.40 ¥489	$6.19 DKK40.67	+81.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.91 ¥561	$9.05 DKK59.48	+131.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.16 ¥9,649	$43.41 DKK285.14	-35.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.38 ¥1,778	$18.68 DKK122.74	+51.0%
Average			+78.8%

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pay 88.7% more for clothing

	Tokyo	Copenhagen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.60 ¥7,557	$115.64 DKK759.66	+119.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.87 ¥5,297	$48.78 DKK320.47	+32.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$63.41 ¥9,111	$121.38 DKK797.33	+91.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.89 ¥11,909	$174.89 DKK1,148.85	+111.0%
Average			+88.7%

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