Denmark vs Kenya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denmark Kenya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2130
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4915
$1810
🏠 One person rent
$1129
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$1923
$413
🍽️ Food expenses
$685
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4172
$234
💸 GDP per capita
$71852
$2206
😃 Human freedom index
9.04
6.62
❤️ Life expectancy
81.9
63.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
90
32
🌐 English speaking %
86.1%
78.7%
🎓 Higher education
97
69
😀 Quality of life
96
40
🏙️ Population
5.98M
56.4M

The average cost of living in Denmark ($2130) is 195% more expensive than in Kenya ($721). Denmark ranked 15th vs 143rd for Kenya in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Denmark compared to 0.3 months in Kenya. Ranked 2nd and 130th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Denmark vs Kenya

We calculate prices for Denmark and Kenya as a population-weighted mean of 27 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Denmark Kenya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.5
$4.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.5
$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.6
$2.21
 Cappuccino
$6.56
$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.25
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1236
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2256
$890
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1700
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$24.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$37
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.91%
14.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6293
$2309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4250
$1590
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.6
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91
$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$16.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.19
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.49
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.21
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.78
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$2.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.3
$6.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.2
$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$31.9
$4.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$579
$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10499
$7843

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Denmark

City Cost of living Population
Copenhagen
$2601
667K
Aarhus
$2088
291K
Odense
$1805
185K
Frederiksberg
$2617
106K
Aalborg
$1866
122K
Esbjerg
$1657
71.6K
Gentofte
$2379
75.8K
Vejle
$1869
62K
Roskilde
$2086
53.4K
Herning
$1634
51.3K
Naestved
$2029
45K
Randers
$1675
64.5K
Horsens
$1770
64.4K
Silkeborg
$1861
50.9K
Kolding
$1675
63.6K
Horsholm
$2184
47.5K
Holstebro
$1668
37.2K
Hillerod
$2280
36K
Fredericia
$1668
41.2K
Helsingor
$1977
47.4K
Viborg
$1658
41.1K
Frederikshavn
$1542
23.5K
Sonderborg
$1563
27.6K
Svendborg
$1785
27.2K
Nuuk
$2217
18.3K
Haderslev
$1662
22.2K
Torshavn
$2077
14K

In Kenya

City Cost of living Population
Nairobi
$811
5.55M
Mombasa
$596
1.21M
Kisumu
$543
398K
Nakuru
$503
308K
Eldoret
$528
289K
Thika
$460
279K
Machakos
$420
114K
Malindi
$548
120K
Mumias
$511
100K
Meru
$549
42.7K