Copenhagen vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2387
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5438
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$1384
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$2466
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3915
$399
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
93
67
😀 Quality of life
96
59
🏙️ Population
644K
5.55M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 270% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 872nd and 7242nd ($2387 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.6 months in Nairobi. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 9th and 5517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Nairobi

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Copenhagen Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.7
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.1
$1.91
 Cappuccino
$6.2
$2.08
🥤 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
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1122
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2867
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2046
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8131
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5911
$641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.8
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.1
$10.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.28
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.02
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$4.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.02
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.2
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$539
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8976
$6839

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Cities near Copenhagen

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

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747