Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 2.1 times more expensive than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
Saudi Arabia
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.42
SAR24.06
|
$19.31
DKK133.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.76
SAR25.37
|
$12.00
DKK83.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$3.60
DKK24.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
SAR1.13
|
$2.73
DKK18.92
|
|
pay 80.1% more for groceries
Saudi Arabia
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
SAR2.87
|
$2.59
DKK17.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
SAR13.51
|
$5.70
DKK39.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
SAR23.52
|
$6.51
DKK45.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
SAR9.76
|
$4.07
DKK28.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
SAR12.30
|
$4.95
DKK34.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SAR3.58
|
$1.31
DKK9.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
$1.38
DKK9.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
SAR2.64
|
$1.40
DKK9.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
SAR2.72
|
$1.76
DKK12.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
SAR2.07
|
$0.84
DKK5.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SAR1.98
|
$0.78
DKK5.40
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Saudi Arabia
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.23
SAR8.35
|
$8.13
DKK56.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.48
SAR178.09
|
$79.32
DKK549.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,812.24
SAR85,558.22
|
$39,887.40
DKK276,415.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.96
SAR59.86
|
$23.16
DKK160.51
|
|
pay 81.0% more for housing
Saudi Arabia
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.28
SAR252.34
|
$32.80
DKK227.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$371.46
SAR1,393.17
|
$904.62
DKK6,268.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.86
SAR1,072.13
|
$690.34
DKK4,783.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.36
SAR316.40
|
$160.35
DKK1,111.18
|
|
pay 12.8% more for childcare
Saudi Arabia
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.92
SAR1,064.84
|
$419.05
DKK2,903.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,207.10
SAR23,279.97
|
$4,842.90
DKK33,560.81
|
|
pay 67.1% more for entertainment and sports
Saudi Arabia
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.56
SAR5.84
|
$6.81
DKK47.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
$5.17
DKK35.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.17
SAR26.91
|
$8.52
DKK59.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$98.93
SAR371.03
|
$36.38
DKK252.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.00
SAR59.99
|
$15.61
DKK108.21
|
|
pay 46.3% more for clothing
Saudi Arabia
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.71
SAR152.69
|
$97.12
DKK673.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.80
SAR246.80
|
$42.49
DKK294.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
SAR346.17
|
$98.35
DKK681.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.69
SAR295.13
|
$137.97
DKK956.14
|
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