Copenhagen vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2555
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5866
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$1447
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$2513
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$713
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$199
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4784
$173
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
94
27
😀 Quality of life
97
28
🏙️ Population
667K
42.7K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 371% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 805th and 8425th ($2555 vs $543) 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 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 5th and 8855th 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
$21.1
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.09
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$7.32
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.12
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1680
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1193
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2988
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11390
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7705
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.33
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.26
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.75
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.55
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.3
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.4
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$38
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$815
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12710
$10408

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Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2533
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2195
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1423
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1793
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$2151
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2220
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1567
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1568
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$2053
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1504
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1583
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1478
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$2073
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1447
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1399
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1358
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1893
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1792
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1429
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$2135
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1584
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1441
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1731
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1650
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1477
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1638
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1621
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1483
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1840
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1464
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1570
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1654
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1852
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1411
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1637
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1415
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1475
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1723
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1557

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$448
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583