Cost of living comparison

United Arab Emirates

compared to

Denmark

Svendborg vs. Fujairah Cost of Living Summary

Svendborg is 67.0% more expensive than Fujairah.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Svendborg
Groceries: pay 74.6% more in Svendborg
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Svendborg
Housing: pay 31.4% more in Svendborg
Childcare: pay 35.1% less in Svendborg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.8% more in Svendborg
Clothing: pay 3.3 times more in Svendborg

The cost of clothing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports in Svendborg are more expensive than in Fujairah. Notably, clothing, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Svendborg.

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Svendborg vs. Fujairah Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Svendborg instead of Fujairah, you would:

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Fujairah	Svendborg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.49 AED27.50	$20.97 DKK142.24	+180.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.62 AED28.00	$14.98 DKK101.60	+96.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 AED4.10	$3.65 DKK24.72	+226.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 AED1.50	$2.74 DKK18.56	+570.0%
Average			+174.2%

Fujairah vs. Svendborg - Cost of restaurants

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pay 74.6% more for groceries

	Fujairah	Svendborg
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 AED5.00	$2.58 DKK17.53	+89.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.36 AED23.38	$6.10 DKK41.40	-4.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.31 AED23.19	$7.49 DKK50.77	+18.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.36 AED8.65	$4.34 DKK29.45	+84.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.26 AED15.65	$5.07 DKK34.41	+19.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 AED2.95	$1.51 DKK10.25	+88.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 AED2.72	$1.05 DKK7.14	+42.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 AED2.51	$1.22 DKK8.30	+78.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 AED1.59	$1.65 DKK11.18	+281.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 AED1.36	$0.88 DKK5.94	+136.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 AED1.50	$0.92 DKK6.24	+124.8%
Average			+74.6%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Fujairah	Svendborg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.33 AED12.25	$8.81 DKK59.72	+164.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.84 AED150.00	$102.37 DKK694.29	+150.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,865.12 AED95,002.59	$47,563.68 DKK323K	+83.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.22 AED26.50	$28.01 DKK190.00	+288.3%
Average			+143.0%

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pay 31.4% more for housing

	Fujairah	Svendborg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$78.28 AED287.51	$32.84 DKK222.71	-58.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$589.91 AED2,166.73	$797.72 DKK5,410.39	+35.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$530.92 AED1,950.05	$719.07 DKK4,876.97	+35.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$94.21 AED346.02	$154.65 DKK1,048.91	+64.2%
Average			+31.4%

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pay 35.1% less for childcare

	Fujairah	Svendborg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$257.14 AED944.47	$325.03 DKK2,204.46	+26.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,499.17 AED16,525.45	$1,498.07 DKK10,160.35	-66.7%
Average			-35.1%

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pay 12.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Fujairah	Svendborg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.85 AED32.50	$7.49 DKK50.80	-15.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.60 AED20.56	$6.29 DKK42.67	+12.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.45 AED20.00	$9.29 DKK62.99	+70.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.65 AED175.00	$39.25 DKK266.20	-17.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.89 AED40.00	$17.98 DKK121.92	+65.1%
Average			+12.8%

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pay 3.3 times more for clothing

	Fujairah	Svendborg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.78 AED80.00	$139.67 DKK947.28	+541.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$13.61 AED50.00	$48.89 DKK331.57	+259.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.87 AED275.01	$137.22 DKK930.69	+83.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.26 AED225.01	$174.67 DKK1,184.70	+185.1%
Average			+231.2%

Fujairah vs. Svendborg - Cost of clothing

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