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Denmark vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Denmark is 3.0 times more expensive than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.8 times more in Denmark
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Denmark
Transportation: pay 4.3 times more in Denmark
Housing: pay 13.1% more in Denmark
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Denmark
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.5 times more in Denmark
Clothing: pay 41.2% more in Denmark

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, childcare, groceries, and clothing in Denmark are more expensive than in Ethiopia. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Denmark.

Denmark vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Denmark instead of Ethiopia, you would:

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pay 4.8 times more for restaurants

	Ethiopia	Denmark
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.26 ETB655.54	$23.17 DKK149.21	+443.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,000.24	$13.90 DKK89.51	+113.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB93.51	$3.84 DKK24.71	+531.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 ETB87.20	$2.91 DKK18.76	+414.0%
Average			+375.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Ethiopia	Denmark
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 ETB193.73	$3.26 DKK21.01	+159.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 ETB667.36	$6.90 DKK44.44	+59.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.42 ETB834.53	$7.91 DKK50.96	+45.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 ETB351.02	$4.82 DKK31.06	+111.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.76 ETB886.79	$5.27 DKK33.92	-8.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.08 ETB473.48	$1.44 DKK9.27	-53.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.43 ETB66.40	$1.47 DKK9.47	+240.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 ETB162.78	$1.57 DKK10.10	+48.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 ETB62.30	$2.17 DKK13.99	+436.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 ETB42.45	$0.96 DKK6.20	+249.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 ETB139.43	$0.87 DKK5.59	-4.1%
Average			+116.8%

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pay 4.3 times more for transportation

	Ethiopia	Denmark
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 ETB740.52	$8.41 DKK54.14	+74.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.00 ETB1,846.60	$89.74 DKK577.90	+647.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB8,463,587.61	$48,140.44 DKK310,024.41	-12.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.62 ETB556.29	$25.64 DKK165.10	+609.2%
Average			+329.8%

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pay 13.1% more for housing

	Ethiopia	Denmark
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$130.20 ETB20,035.62	$40.30 DKK259.55	-69.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$815.99 ETB125,568.08	$1,064.91 DKK6,858.02	+30.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.43 ETB78,854.26	$842.32 DKK5,424.55	+64.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$121.97 ETB18,769.25	$154.40 DKK994.32	+26.6%
Average			+13.1%

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Ethiopia	Denmark
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$94.05 ETB14,472.47	$547.90 DKK3,528.45	+482.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB4,645,355.47	$9,128.43 DKK58,787.10	-69.8%
Average			+206.4%

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pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	Denmark
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.90 ETB138.50	$8.18 DKK52.66	+808.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.09 ETB167.35	$6.19 DKK39.88	+469.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.10 ETB784.81	$9.59 DKK61.77	+88.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.10 ETB9,556.74	$43.64 DKK281.04	-29.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB577.06	$18.32 DKK117.97	+388.5%
Average			+345.0%

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pay 41.2% more for clothing

	Ethiopia	Denmark
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.03 ETB6,929.81	$103.92 DKK669.24	+130.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB11,566.90	$42.34 DKK272.64	-43.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.08 ETB14,477.62	$120.57 DKK776.46	+28.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.09 ETB17,709.97	$172.17 DKK1,108.77	+49.6%
Average			+41.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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