Copenhagen vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Copenhagen	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2333	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5412	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4139	$894
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	29
😀 Quality of life	97	51
🏙️ Population	644K	431K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 171% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 1085th and 6224th ($2333 vs $862) 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 1 months in Windhoek. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 10th and 6198th 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	$18.8	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2847	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5513	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.3	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.6	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14686	$4344

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$792
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$811
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$813
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$827
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$768
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$740
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$742
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$731
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$699
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$628
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$664
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$665
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$691
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$780
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$814
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$540
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$688
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$624
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$577
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$820
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$748
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$923
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$837
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$953
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$671
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$906
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$807
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$645
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$785