Copenhagen vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Copenhagen	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2601	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6038	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$1451	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$2570	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4591	$700
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	29
😀 Quality of life	98	57
🏙️ Population	667K	431K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 164% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 713th and 5698th ($2601 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Denmark and Namibia, respectively. Check Denmark vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 10th and 6153rd 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	$23.6	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$109	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.3	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.14	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$6.84	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.58	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1734	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1183	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3186	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2138	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9559	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6448	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.63	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$116	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.7	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.19	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.69	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.62	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.5	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.7	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$614	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17654	$5380

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2617
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2379
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2184
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1421
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1757
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2086
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2280
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1619
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1598
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1977
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1591
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1485
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2029
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1386
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1362
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1805
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1785
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1502
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2088
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1523
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1444
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1770
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1668
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1481
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1515
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1529
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1869
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1563
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1675
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1861
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1460
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1662
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1421
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1467
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1658
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1678

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$904
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$924
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$927
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$836
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$948
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$857
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$819
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$807
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$746
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$607
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$637
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$637
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$668
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$833
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$536
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$577
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$861
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$514
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$653
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$587
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$606
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$875
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$762
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$984
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$890
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$984
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$719
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$975
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$892
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$684
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$826