Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 97.2% more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in Denmark instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
El Salvador
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
SVC65.66
|
$21.56
DKK150.02
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
SVC55.42
|
$12.58
DKK87.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
SVC8.39
|
$3.50
DKK24.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SVC7.08
|
$2.59
DKK18.04
|
|
pay 32.7% more for groceries
|
El Salvador
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.56
|
$2.91
DKK20.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.33
|
$5.83
DKK40.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
SVC60.87
|
$7.22
DKK50.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
SVC24.49
|
$4.38
DKK30.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
SVC23.50
|
$4.74
DKK32.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.63
|
$1.28
DKK8.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.73
|
$1.34
DKK9.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.20
|
$1.37
DKK9.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.64
|
$1.88
DKK13.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.69
|
$0.90
DKK6.27
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.54
|
$0.77
DKK5.38
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
El Salvador
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.80
SVC33.25
|
$7.68
DKK53.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC175.10
|
$82.44
DKK573.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,333.33
SVC213,033.22
|
$45,047.14
DKK313,429.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.95
SVC279.73
|
$23.62
DKK164.32
|
|
pay 54.1% more for housing
|
El Salvador
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.95
|
$33.71
DKK234.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$652.78
SVC5,714.93
|
$967.90
DKK6,734.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$463.89
SVC4,061.25
|
$743.77
DKK5,175.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.00
SVC604.11
|
$157.10
DKK1,093.07
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
El Salvador
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,403.27
|
$519.88
DKK3,617.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,258.33
|
$7,190.53
DKK50,030.30
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
El Salvador
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.51
|
$7.44
DKK51.79
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
SVC24.71
|
$5.51
DKK38.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.02
|
$8.74
DKK60.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
SVC264.59
|
$38.95
DKK270.98
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
SVC46.69
|
$16.76
DKK116.59
|
|
pay 12.1% more for clothing
|
El Salvador
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC631.60
|
$93.72
DKK652.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC418.98
|
$38.81
DKK270.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC981.79
|
$105.07
DKK731.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC948.44
|
$155.42
DKK1,081.36
|
|
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