Copenhagen vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Copenhagen	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2387	$751
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5438	$1496
🏠 One person rent	$1384	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$2466	$477
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$264
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$61.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3915	$1673
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	93	22
😀 Quality of life	96	43
🏙️ Population	644K	951K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 218% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 872nd and 6569th ($2387 vs $751) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Denmark and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check Denmark vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Copenhagen compared to 2.2 months in Freetown. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 9th and 6876th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Freetown

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	Copenhagen	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.6	$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.7	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.1	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$6.2	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$791
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1122	$80.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2867	$653
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2046	$175
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$77
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$223	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$87.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.14%	10.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8131	$1081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5911	$1080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.8	$9.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.1	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.28	$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.02	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$5.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$1.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$1.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.2	$12.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.4	$1.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$118	$55.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$539	$75.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8976	$2661

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2008
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2011
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1887
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1276
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1566
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1766
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1480
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1413
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1652
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1392
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1439
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1375
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1638
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1330
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1181
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1318
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1972
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1569
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1880
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1392
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1282
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1541
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1584
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1403
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1581
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1380
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1438
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1657
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1382
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1398
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1426
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1506
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1159
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1599
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1338
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1380
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1519
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1329

Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1024
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$971
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$689
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$968
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$689
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$989
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$977
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$501
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$470
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$778
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$799
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$975
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$972
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1049
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$469
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$468
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$556
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$486
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$441
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1081
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$472
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1068
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$518
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$471
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1009
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1067
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1179
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$976
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$471
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$897
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1070
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$479
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$923
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$888
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$584
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$470