Copenhagen vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2656
$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6116
$1408
🏠 One person rent
$1515
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$2679
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$728
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$209
$39.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5006
$415
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
94
27
😀 Quality of life
97
32
🏙️ Population
667K
42.7K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 390% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 650th and 8447th ($2656 vs $542) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Denmark and Kenya, respectively. Check Denmark vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 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 4th and 8725th 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
$21.8
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.1
$6.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.35
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$7.24
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.03
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1782
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3169
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2270
$183
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$39.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.76%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10228
$1070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6872
$1158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.85
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$114
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.25
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.83
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.76
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.89
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.5
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.07
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.6
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.6
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$21.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$38.4
$3.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$122
$19.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$137
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$707
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$9031

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Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2698
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2429
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2273
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1412
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1907
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$2192
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2364
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1701
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1695
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$2042
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1590
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1688
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1562
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$2113
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1550
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1475
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1412
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1784
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1825
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1549
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$2158
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1627
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1491
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1781
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1702
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1508
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1691
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1619
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1633
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1891
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1516
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1619
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1689
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1888
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1466
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1681
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1443
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1509
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1667
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1588

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$455
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$797
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$419
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$508
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$520
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$533
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$505
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$523
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$624
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$602
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$651
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$553
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$593
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$604
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$670
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$722
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$563
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$544
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$623
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$551
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$588
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$506
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$743
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$408
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$996
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$825
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$775
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$572
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$528
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$620
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$811
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$691
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$724
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$518
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$693
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$810
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$544