Copenhagen vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2387
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5438
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$1384
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$2466
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3915
$406
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
93
30
😀 Quality of life
96
29
🏙️ Population
644K
42.7K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 391% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 872nd and 8601st ($2387 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Denmark and Kenya, respectively. Check Denmark vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 9th and 8527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Meru

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Copenhagen Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.7
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.1
$2.06
 Cappuccino
$6.2
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.03
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1538
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1122
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2867
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2046
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8131
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5911
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.8
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.1
$10.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.28
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.02
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.02
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.2
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$539
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8976
$6789

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$530
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$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539