Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 8.4 times more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 55.8% more for restaurants
Tonga
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP20.00
|
$20.33
DKK140.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.98
|
$12.43
DKK86.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.33
|
$3.60
DKK24.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
$2.70
DKK18.70
|
|
pay 36.4% more for groceries
Tonga
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
$2.82
DKK19.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.83
|
$5.62
DKK38.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.26
|
$7.34
DKK50.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP12.00
|
$4.30
DKK29.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.42
|
$4.87
DKK33.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$1.28
DKK8.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$1.35
DKK9.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
$1.40
DKK9.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
$1.87
DKK12.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
$0.87
DKK6.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
$0.76
DKK5.25
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Tonga
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.35
|
$7.79
DKK53.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$81.04
DKK561.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,996.86
|
$42,527.90
DKK294,505.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP167.46
|
$24.34
DKK168.54
|
|
pay 50.8% less for housing
Tonga
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP299.93
|
$33.82
DKK234.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$983.28
DKK6,809.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$707.32
DKK4,898.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP535.17
|
$162.10
DKK1,122.55
|
|
pay 42.0 times more for childcare
Tonga
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP259.94
|
$478.97
DKK3,316.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP199.96
|
$6,720.13
DKK46,536.89
|
|
pay 68.3% more for entertainment and sports
Tonga
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP8.00
|
$7.38
DKK51.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP7.00
|
$5.48
DKK37.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.99
|
$8.73
DKK60.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$38.46
DKK266.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$16.97
DKK117.53
|
|
pay 8.9 times more for clothing
Tonga
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP10.00
|
$92.71
DKK641.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.99
|
$37.82
DKK261.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$103.89
DKK719.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.98
|
$145.14
DKK1,005.06
|
|
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