Cost of living comparison

Japan

compared to

Denmark

Denmark vs. Japan Cost of Living Summary

Denmark is 75.8% more expensive than Japan overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Denmark
Groceries: pay 24.7% more in Denmark
Transportation: pay 81.9% more in Denmark
Housing: pay 96.4% more in Denmark
Childcare: pay 11.8% less in Denmark
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.1% more in Denmark
Clothing: pay 96.4% more in Denmark

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

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Denmark vs. Japan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Denmark instead of Japan, you would:

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Japan	Denmark
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.75 ¥1,066	$20.73 DKK137.87	+207.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 ¥805	$13.74 DKK91.38	+169.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 ¥179	$3.88 DKK25.80	+241.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 ¥120	$3.06 DKK20.36	+304.2%
Average			+204.8%

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pay 24.7% more for groceries

	Japan	Denmark
Bread 1 loaf	$1.53 ¥241	$3.38 DKK22.50	+121.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.55 ¥877	$7.11 DKK47.26	+28.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.56 ¥879	$7.62 DKK50.71	+37.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 ¥318	$4.86 DKK32.33	+141.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.85 ¥450	$5.50 DKK36.57	+93.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.16 ¥342	$1.38 DKK9.21	-36.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.08 ¥171	$1.33 DKK8.88	+23.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.54 ¥243	$1.62 DKK10.78	+5.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.92 ¥303	$2.05 DKK13.65	+7.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 ¥174	$0.96 DKK6.39	-12.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.08 ¥170	$0.86 DKK5.73	-19.9%
Average			+24.7%

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pay 81.9% more for transportation

	Japan	Denmark
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.11 ¥649	$8.78 DKK58.40	+113.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$63.20 ¥9,986	$90.81 DKK604.01	+43.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,047.50 ¥3M	$49,082.02 DKK326K	+133.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.65 ¥3,895	$21.81 DKK145.04	-11.5%
Average			+81.9%

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pay 96.4% more for housing

	Japan	Denmark
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.54 ¥5,300	$38.53 DKK256.26	+14.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$546.58 ¥86,367	$1,094.37 DKK7,278.85	+100.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$360.78 ¥57,008	$864.45 DKK5,749.63	+139.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.26 ¥17,897	$148.64 DKK988.66	+31.2%
Average			+96.4%

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pay 11.8% less for childcare

	Japan	Denmark
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$417.01 ¥65,893	$546.22 DKK3,633.05	+31.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,300.14 ¥2M	$6,716.94 DKK44,675.71	-40.6%
Average			-11.8%

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pay 68.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Japan	Denmark
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.57 ¥406	$7.87 DKK52.35	+206.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.06 ¥483	$6.26 DKK41.61	+104.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.83 ¥605	$9.31 DKK61.90	+143.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.31 ¥8,424	$43.88 DKK291.83	-17.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.73 ¥1,853	$18.38 DKK122.25	+56.7%
Average			+68.1%

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pay 96.4% more for clothing

	Japan	Denmark
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.32 ¥7,320	$105.11 DKK699.09	+126.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.33 ¥4,950	$45.60 DKK303.29	+45.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$59.45 ¥9,394	$123.67 DKK822.54	+108.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.04 ¥12,805	$175.51 DKK1,167.36	+116.6%
Average			+96.4%

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