Copenhagen vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2555
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5866
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$1447
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$2513
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$713
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$199
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4784
$228
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
94
67
😀 Quality of life
97
59
🏙️ Population
667K
5.55M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 216% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 805th and 6736th ($2555 vs $807) 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 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 5th and 6034th 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
$21.1
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.09
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$7.32
$2.71
🥤 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
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1193
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2988
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11390
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7705
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.33
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.26
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.75
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.55
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$0.96
🥔 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
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.3
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.4
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$38
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$815
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12710
$10471

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Cities near Copenhagen

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

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795