Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 2.9 times more expensive than Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Guinea-Bissau
|
Denmark
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,040
|
$19.31
DKK133.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
F CFA1,379
|
$12.00
DKK83.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
F CFA749
|
$3.60
DKK24.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA885
|
$2.73
DKK18.91
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Guinea-Bissau
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
$2.59
DKK17.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.70
DKK39.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
F CFA3,861
|
$6.51
DKK45.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
F CFA1,938
|
$4.07
DKK28.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
F CFA1,774
|
$4.95
DKK34.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
F CFA636
|
$1.31
DKK9.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$1.38
DKK9.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
$1.40
DKK9.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
F CFA694
|
$1.76
DKK12.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
F CFA220
|
$0.84
DKK5.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
F CFA231
|
$0.78
DKK5.39
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Guinea-Bissau
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
F CFA2,821
|
$8.13
DKK56.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$79.32
DKK549.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$39,887.40
DKK276,220.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
F CFA4,335
|
$23.16
DKK160.40
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$32.80
DKK227.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
F CFA270,912
|
$904.62
DKK6,264.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
F CFA140,758
|
$690.34
DKK4,780.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
F CFA27,579
|
$160.35
DKK1,110.39
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Guinea-Bissau
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$419.05
DKK2,901.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,842.90
DKK33,537.08
|
pay 5.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea-Bissau
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
F CFA562
|
$6.81
DKK47.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
F CFA1,275
|
$5.17
DKK35.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$8.52
DKK59.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
$36.38
DKK251.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$15.61
DKK108.13
|
|
pay 5.4% more for clothing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
F CFA56,101
|
$97.12
DKK672.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
$42.49
DKK294.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
F CFA51,001
|
$98.35
DKK681.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
F CFA66,301
|
$137.97
DKK955.47
|
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