Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 26.6% more expensive than Central African Republic.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Central African Republic, you would:
pay 74.1% more for restaurants
|
Central African Republic
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
$21.56
DKK154.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
$12.58
DKK89.94
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
FCFA1,284
|
$3.50
DKK25.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
$2.59
DKK18.55
|
|
pay 3.2% more for groceries
|
Central African Republic
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.86
FCFA1,798
|
$2.91
DKK20.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
FCFA1,927
|
$5.83
DKK41.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.01
FCFA10,697
|
$7.22
DKK51.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
FCFA2,261
|
$4.38
DKK31.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
FCFA2,564
|
$4.74
DKK33.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA466
|
$1.28
DKK9.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA466
|
$1.34
DKK9.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,864
|
$1.37
DKK9.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
$1.88
DKK13.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
FCFA1,165
|
$0.90
DKK6.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.59
FCFA1,631
|
$0.77
DKK5.53
|
|
pay 17.3% less for transportation
|
Central African Republic
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.28
FCFA5,835
|
$7.68
DKK54.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$82.44
DKK589.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$45,047.14
DKK322,159.15
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$23.62
DKK168.90
|
|
pay 60.1% less for housing
|
Central African Republic
|
Denmark
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$33.71
DKK241.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,984.60
FCFA1,248,142
|
$967.90
DKK6,922.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,402.03
FCFA1,510,671
|
$743.77
DKK5,319.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$157.10
DKK1,123.51
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Central African Republic
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$519.88
DKK3,717.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,190.53
DKK51,423.82
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Central African Republic
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
FCFA1,798
|
$7.44
DKK53.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
FCFA1,541
|
$5.51
DKK39.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.08
FCFA2,569
|
$8.74
DKK62.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$38.95
DKK278.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$16.76
DKK119.84
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Central African Republic
|
Denmark
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$93.72
DKK670.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$38.81
DKK277.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$105.07
DKK751.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$155.42
DKK1,111.48
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