Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 4.5 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 5.1 times more for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,508
|
$21.56
DKK154.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.67
SOS2,656
|
$12.58
DKK89.94
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SOS460
|
$3.50
DKK25.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
SOS291
|
$2.59
DKK18.55
|
|
pay 87.5% more for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS553
|
$2.91
DKK20.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,115
|
$5.83
DKK41.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
SOS3,376
|
$7.22
DKK51.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
SOS1,257
|
$4.38
DKK31.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,520
|
$4.74
DKK33.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS983
|
$1.28
DKK9.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS503
|
$1.34
DKK9.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS749
|
$1.37
DKK9.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS310
|
$1.88
DKK13.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SOS341
|
$0.90
DKK6.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS308
|
$0.77
DKK5.53
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
SOS2,346
|
$7.68
DKK54.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SOS14,231
|
$82.44
DKK589.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,273,041
|
$45,047.14
DKK322,159.15
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.43
SOS4,231
|
$23.62
DKK168.90
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,432
|
$33.71
DKK241.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.00
SOS91,076
|
$967.90
DKK6,922.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.33
SOS53,128
|
$743.77
DKK5,319.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,686
|
$157.10
DKK1,123.51
|
|
pay 9.6 times more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,426
|
$519.88
DKK3,717.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$742.50
SOS422,649
|
$7,190.53
DKK51,423.82
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,985
|
$7.44
DKK53.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
SOS704
|
$5.51
DKK39.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS766
|
$8.74
DKK62.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,077
|
$38.95
DKK278.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,846
|
$16.76
DKK119.84
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,594
|
$93.72
DKK670.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,155
|
$38.81
DKK277.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,737
|
$105.07
DKK751.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,058
|
$155.42
DKK1,111.48
|
|
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