Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 3.1 times more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 5.1 times more for restaurants
Philippines
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.66
₱210.67
|
$20.33
DKK140.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.20
₱184.18
|
$12.43
DKK86.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
₱44.28
|
$3.60
DKK24.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
₱24.81
|
$2.70
DKK18.70
|
|
pay 72.6% more for groceries
Philippines
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
₱66.42
|
$2.82
DKK19.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
₱216.52
|
$5.62
DKK38.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
₱377.64
|
$7.34
DKK50.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
₱113.20
|
$4.30
DKK29.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
₱104.26
|
$4.87
DKK33.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
₱70.56
|
$1.28
DKK8.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱37.20
|
$1.35
DKK9.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
₱62.33
|
$1.40
DKK9.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₱36.55
|
$1.87
DKK12.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
₱49.84
|
$0.87
DKK6.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
₱63.50
|
$0.76
DKK5.25
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for transportation
Philippines
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
₱254.44
|
$7.79
DKK53.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.06
₱694.51
|
$81.04
DKK561.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,092.26
₱1,674,739.73
|
$42,527.90
DKK294,505.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₱155.22
|
$24.34
DKK168.54
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Philippines
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.30
₱1,686.46
|
$33.82
DKK234.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$265.23
₱15,268.49
|
$983.28
DKK6,809.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.68
₱9,077.12
|
$707.32
DKK4,898.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.84
₱4,884.22
|
$162.10
DKK1,122.55
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Philippines
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.61
₱9,706.33
|
$478.97
DKK3,316.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,730.41
₱272,312.87
|
$6,720.13
DKK46,536.89
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.35
₱77.63
|
$7.38
DKK51.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.27
₱130.65
|
$5.48
DKK37.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
₱143.26
|
$8.73
DKK60.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.04
₱1,959.39
|
$38.46
DKK266.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.09
₱293.00
|
$16.97
DKK117.53
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Philippines
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.74
₱2,115.13
|
$92.71
DKK641.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.36
₱1,229.41
|
$37.82
DKK261.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.86
₱3,733.63
|
$103.89
DKK719.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.49
₱3,309.54
|
$145.14
DKK1,005.06
|
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