Copenhagen vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Copenhagen	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$1213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5751	$1492
🏠 One person rent	$1424	$849
🏘️ Family rent	$2573	$470
🍽️ Food expenses	$670	$263
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$61.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4295	$1665
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	93	22
😀 Quality of life	97	38
🏙️ Population	644K	951K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 105% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 795th and 4564th ($2483 vs $1213) 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 1.7 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.4 months in Freetown. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 9th and 7131st 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	$20.2	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$7.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.66	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$6.74	$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1540	$880
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1168	$639
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3033	$642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2129	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$85.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8402	$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5773	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$9.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.1	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.42	$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$6.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.6	$1.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.8	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$1.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$121	$10.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$76.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13230	$2835

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2378
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2203
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2006
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1294
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1570
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1867
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2088
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1459
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1439
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1713
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1347
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1864
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1341
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$2046
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1688
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1442
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1966
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1548
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1299
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1499
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1608
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1532
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1578
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1434
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1636
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1502
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1476
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1654
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1324
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1536
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1364
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1476
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1565
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1546

Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1030
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$974
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1138
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$972
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1146
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$994
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$983
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$528
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$494
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$866
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$889
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$979
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$971
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1039
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$494
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$494
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$569
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$520
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$488
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1062
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$496
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1051
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$574
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$497
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1203
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1095
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1198
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1047
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$495
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1003
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$503
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1071
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1034
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$649
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$498