Cost of living comparison
Copenhagen is 3.6 times more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Copenhagen instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 5.1 times more for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.49
KES589.81
|
$19.03
DKK131.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.24
KES688.11
|
$13.18
DKK91.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
KES65.52
|
$3.32
DKK22.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KES54.01
|
$2.83
DKK19.62
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Nairobi
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KES62.42
|
$3.08
DKK21.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
KES697.32
|
$6.50
DKK45.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
KES446.65
|
$7.51
DKK51.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.37
KES180.41
|
$4.85
DKK33.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
KES342.73
|
$5.26
DKK36.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
KES120.32
|
$1.34
DKK9.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.85
|
$1.17
DKK8.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
KES93.93
|
$1.27
DKK8.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
KES50.73
|
$1.91
DKK13.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.38
|
$0.84
DKK5.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES50.49
|
$0.72
DKK5.01
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Nairobi
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
KES619.55
|
$8.69
DKK60.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.03
KES4,338.97
|
$79.06
DKK547.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,338.57
KES2,015,191.77
|
$40,992.01
DKK283,869.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
KES1,410.63
|
$24.89
DKK172.35
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for housing
Nairobi
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.12
KES5,927.58
|
$37.33
DKK258.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.90
KES48,729.72
|
$1,802.29
DKK12,480.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.44
KES22,918.42
|
$1,332.46
DKK9,227.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$19.29
KES2,534.33
|
$169.53
DKK1,174.00
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Nairobi
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.41
KES16,870.87
|
$530.51
DKK3,673.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,645.08
KES1,004,415.52
|
$7,272.42
DKK50,361.52
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
KES245.76
|
$8.05
DKK55.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KES279.69
|
$6.13
DKK42.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
KES344.06
|
$8.78
DKK60.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.98
KES5,646.79
|
$43.50
DKK301.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.99
KES786.42
|
$17.57
DKK121.66
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.15
KES2,122.43
|
$107.06
DKK741.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.44
KES3,080.13
|
$51.35
DKK355.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.37
KES5,303.84
|
$119.70
DKK828.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.70
KES5,741.73
|
$169.20
DKK1,171.70
|
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