Copenhagen vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Copenhagen	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2555	$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5866	$2420
🏠 One person rent	$1447	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$2513	$867
🍽️ Food expenses	$713	$366
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4784	$289
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	94	30
😀 Quality of life	97	53
🏙️ Population	667K	486K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 146% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 805th and 5257th ($2555 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Denmark and Namibia, respectively. Check Denmark vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.3 months in Windhoek. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 5th and 6487th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Windhoek

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	Copenhagen	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.09	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$7.32	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.12	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1680	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2988	$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$85.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	11.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11390	$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7705	$619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.75	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.4	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$38	$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12710	$5490

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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 Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$945
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$982
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$998
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$925
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$991
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$893
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$890
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$891
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$796
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$663
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$691
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$691
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$723
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$903
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$590
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$615
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$904
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$549
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$813
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$632
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$554
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$950
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$811
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$1031
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$912
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$1104
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$631
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$1015
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$997
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$610
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$851