Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 51.8% more expensive than Palau.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Palau, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Palau
|
Denmark
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
|
$20.33
DKK140.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
|
$12.43
DKK86.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
|
$3.60
DKK24.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
|
$2.70
DKK18.70
|
|
pay 29.2% less for groceries
Palau
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
|
$2.82
DKK19.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
|
$5.62
DKK38.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.97
|
$7.34
DKK50.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.97
|
$4.30
DKK29.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.30
|
$4.87
DKK33.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$1.28
DKK8.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$1.35
DKK9.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$1.40
DKK9.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$7.50
|
$1.87
DKK12.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.87
DKK6.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.76
DKK5.25
|
|
pay 15.4% more for transportation
Palau
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.75
|
$7.79
DKK53.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$81.04
DKK561.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$42,527.90
DKK294,505.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$24.34
DKK168.54
|
|
pay 21.2% less for housing
Palau
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.50
|
$33.82
DKK234.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.00
|
$983.28
DKK6,809.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$700.00
|
$707.32
DKK4,898.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$162.10
DKK1,122.55
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Palau
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.00
|
$478.97
DKK3,316.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,920.00
|
$6,720.13
DKK46,536.89
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Palau
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
|
$7.38
DKK51.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
|
$5.48
DKK37.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.25
|
$8.73
DKK60.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
$38.46
DKK266.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$16.97
DKK117.53
|
|
pay 8.7% less for clothing
Palau
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.50
|
$92.71
DKK641.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.50
|
$37.82
DKK261.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$147.50
|
$103.89
DKK719.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$195.00
|
$145.14
DKK1,005.06
|
|
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