Cost of living comparison
Copenhagen is 75.3% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Copenhagen instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,036
|
$21.77
DKK149.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
¥808
|
$14.51
DKK99.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
¥180
|
$3.75
DKK25.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
¥120
|
$2.90
DKK19.96
|
|
pay 14.5% more for groceries
Tokyo
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
¥272
|
$3.54
DKK24.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
¥1,253
|
$6.17
DKK42.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.76
¥906
|
$7.50
DKK51.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
¥337
|
$4.72
DKK32.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
¥508
|
$5.08
DKK34.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
¥373
|
$1.38
DKK9.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
¥178
|
$1.30
DKK8.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥406
|
$1.47
DKK10.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
¥345
|
$2.00
DKK13.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
¥199
|
$0.99
DKK6.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
¥194
|
$0.87
DKK5.97
|
|
pay 73.0% more for transportation
Tokyo
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
¥674
|
$7.79
DKK53.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.63
¥7,961
|
$94.34
DKK648.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,376,322
|
$47,149.09
DKK324,126.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.31
¥3,980
|
$26.42
DKK181.59
|
|
pay 57.2% more for housing
Tokyo
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.29
¥4,920
|
$37.16
DKK255.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,013.09
¥159,309
|
$1,741.81
DKK11,974.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.76
¥91,953
|
$1,268.50
DKK8,720.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.60
¥20,851
|
$161.03
DKK1,106.99
|
|
pay 11.2% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$486.02
¥76,427
|
$551.78
DKK3,793.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,566.86
¥2,290,638
|
$9,343.23
DKK64,230.06
|
|
pay 84.1% more for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.21
¥505
|
$8.71
DKK59.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
¥518
|
$6.34
DKK43.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
¥606
|
$9.00
DKK61.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.83
¥9,723
|
$42.82
DKK294.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
¥1,920
|
$18.87
DKK129.71
|
|
pay 79.2% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.04
¥8,498
|
$106.73
DKK733.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
¥5,688
|
$44.45
DKK305.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.61
¥9,688
|
$115.59
DKK794.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.69
¥12,531
|
$166.32
DKK1,143.37
|
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