Copenhagen vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2483
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5751
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$2573
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$670
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4295
$394
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
93
67
😀 Quality of life
97
57
🏙️ Population
644K
5.55M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 233% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 795th and 6689th ($2483 vs $745) 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 1.7 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 9th and 5632nd 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
$20.2
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$107
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.9
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.66
$2.2
 Cappuccino
$6.74
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.88
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1168
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3033
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2129
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.19%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8402
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5773
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.1
$13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.42
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.16
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.52
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.24
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.6
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.8
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$121
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13230
$8325

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2378
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2203
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2006
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1294
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1570
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$1867
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2088
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1459
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1439
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$1713
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1306
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1436
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1347
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$1864
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1333
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1341
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$2046
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1688
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1442
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$1966
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1548
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1299
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1499
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1608
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1532
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1618
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1578
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1434
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1636
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1328
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1502
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1476
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1654
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1324
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1536
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1364
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1476
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1565
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1546

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768