Cost of living comparison
Japan is 11.5% cheaper than Denmark.
If you lived in Japan instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 64.2% less for restaurants
Denmark
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.31
DKK134.51
|
$6.87
¥1,077
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
DKK83.61
|
$5.20
¥814
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
DKK25.07
|
$1.13
¥178
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
DKK19.02
|
$0.90
¥141
|
|
pay 11.1% more for groceries
Denmark
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
DKK18.07
|
$1.58
¥248
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
DKK39.73
|
$6.69
¥1,049
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
DKK45.33
|
$5.53
¥866
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
DKK28.32
|
$1.87
¥293
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.95
DKK34.50
|
$3.14
¥492
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DKK9.16
|
$2.55
¥399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.59
|
$1.34
¥211
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
DKK9.75
|
$2.07
¥324
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
DKK12.29
|
$2.14
¥336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
DKK5.86
|
$1.37
¥215
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
DKK5.43
|
$0.98
¥153
|
|
pay 19.7% less for transportation
Denmark
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.13
DKK56.62
|
$4.79
¥751
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.32
DKK552.55
|
$77.51
¥12,149
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,887.40
DKK277,868.24
|
$20,322.73
¥3,185,404
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.16
DKK161.35
|
$26.34
¥4,128
|
|
pay 19.5% less for housing
Denmark
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.80
DKK228.52
|
$36.05
¥5,650
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$904.62
DKK6,301.85
|
$586.71
¥91,961
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$690.34
DKK4,809.10
|
$401.57
¥62,942
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.35
DKK1,117.01
|
$142.79
¥22,381
|
|
pay 68.7% more for childcare
Denmark
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$419.05
DKK2,919.21
|
$343.45
¥53,833
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.90
DKK33,737.17
|
$12,362.75
¥1,937,749
|
|
pay 18.2% less for entertainment and sports
Denmark
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
DKK47.42
|
$3.03
¥475
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
DKK36.00
|
$3.16
¥496
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.52
DKK59.36
|
$4.29
¥673
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
DKK253.42
|
$61.62
¥9,659
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
DKK108.78
|
$13.07
¥2,049
|
|
pay 38.4% less for clothing
Denmark
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.12
DKK676.58
|
$43.55
¥6,826
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.49
DKK295.98
|
$32.13
¥5,035
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.35
DKK685.12
|
$59.61
¥9,344
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.97
DKK961.17
|
$90.53
¥14,190
|
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