Copenhagen vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Copenhagen	Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2333	$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5412	$1362
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$208
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$429
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$92.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4139	$154
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	24
😀 Quality of life	97	13
🏙️ Population	644K	4.35M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 322% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 1085th and 8204th ($2333 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 27th in Denmark and Nigeria, respectively. Check Denmark vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.3 months in Kano. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Kano ranked 12th in Nigeria, while ranked 10th and 9094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Kano

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	Copenhagen	Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$7.78
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$0.87
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2847	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$11.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$18
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	21.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5513	$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$8.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$2.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$2.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$1.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$4.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$1.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.3	$3.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$3.33
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.6	$1.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$12
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$35.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14686	$1380

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452

Cities near Kano

Distance	City	Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi	Zaria	$526
148 km or 92 mi	Katsina	$579
202 km or 125 mi	Kaduna	$371
202 km or 126 mi	Gusau	$587
206 km or 128 mi	Zinder	$974
227 km or 141 mi	Maradi	$972
233 km or 145 mi	Jos	$820
237 km or 147 mi	Bauchi	$759
341 km or 212 mi	Minna	$743
346 km or 215 mi	Abuja	$1502
375 km or 233 mi	Sokoto	$426
376 km or 234 mi	Damaturu	$553
504 km or 313 mi	Maiduguri	$609
553 km or 344 mi	Mubi	$665
583 km or 362 mi	Ilorin	$535
607 km or 377 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
612 km or 380 mi	Garoua	$556
625 km or 388 mi	Owo	$651
628 km or 390 mi	Enugu	$462
639 km or 397 mi	Osogbo	$695
641 km or 399 mi	Akure	$634
653 km or 406 mi	Maroua	$533
664 km or 413 mi	Awka	$805
664 km or 413 mi	Ife	$779
676 km or 420 mi	Onitsha	$972
683 km or 424 mi	Oyo	$677
692 km or 430 mi	Bol	$485
698 km or 434 mi	Bamenda	$553
708 km or 440 mi	Benin	$558
711 km or 442 mi	N'Djamena	$523
715 km or 444 mi	Niamey	$1019
718 km or 446 mi	Ibadan	$776
728 km or 452 mi	Umuahia	$883
743 km or 461 mi	Owerri	$1611
756 km or 470 mi	Bafoussam	$555
761 km or 473 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
772 km or 480 mi	Bongor	$486
776 km or 482 mi	Aba	$621
782 km or 486 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
782 km or 486 mi	Warri	$881