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Denmark vs. Guyana Cost of Living Summary

Denmark is 66.4% more expensive than Guyana overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Denmark
Groceries: pay 4.1% less in Denmark
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Denmark
Housing: pay 50.5% more in Denmark
Childcare: pay 53.4% less in Denmark
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Denmark
Clothing: pay 27.9% more in Denmark

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, and clothing in Denmark are more expensive than in Guyana. Expenses including childcare and groceries are lower in Denmark. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Denmark.

Denmark vs. Guyana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Guyana	Denmark
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.95 GYD2,492.06	$23.17 DKK149.21	+94.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.37 GYD1,953.77	$13.90 DKK89.51	+48.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 GYD245.88	$3.84 DKK24.71	+225.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 GYD133.57	$2.91 DKK18.76	+354.9%
Average			+180.7%

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pay 4.1% less for groceries

	Guyana	Denmark
Bread 1 loaf	$2.09 GYD435.76	$3.26 DKK21.01	+56.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.94 GYD1,447.18	$6.90 DKK44.44	-0.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.04 GYD2,720.53	$7.91 DKK50.96	-39.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.55 GYD948.64	$4.82 DKK31.06	+6.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.03 GYD631.70	$5.27 DKK33.92	+74.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.47 GYD722.89	$1.44 DKK9.27	-58.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.53 GYD319.76	$1.47 DKK9.47	-4.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.66 GYD347.03	$1.57 DKK10.10	-5.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.74 GYD571.77	$2.17 DKK13.99	-20.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 GYD227.50	$0.96 DKK6.20	-11.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 GYD305.58	$0.87 DKK5.59	-40.7%
Average			-4.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Guyana	Denmark
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.89 GYD811.28	$8.41 DKK54.14	+116.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.67 GYD5,980.94	$89.74 DKK577.90	+213.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,218.32 GYD4,635,225.77	$48,140.44 DKK310,024.41	+116.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.62 GYD6,180.30	$25.64 DKK165.10	-13.5%
Average			+108.1%

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pay 50.5% more for housing

	Guyana	Denmark
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.36 GYD10,506.51	$40.30 DKK259.55	-20.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$906.97 GYD189,213.29	$1,064.91 DKK6,858.02	+17.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$410.12 GYD85,560.62	$842.32 DKK5,424.55	+105.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.46 GYD16,160.26	$154.40 DKK994.32	+99.3%
Average			+50.5%

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pay 53.4% less for childcare

	Guyana	Denmark
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,014.45 GYD211,635.94	$547.90 DKK3,528.45	-46.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,232.76 GYD4,846,859.30	$9,128.43 DKK58,787.10	-60.7%
Average			-53.4%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Guyana	Denmark
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.03 GYD423.65	$8.18 DKK52.66	+302.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.83 GYD1,216.12	$6.19 DKK39.88	+6.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 GYD558.22	$9.59 DKK61.77	+258.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.23 GYD7,974.58	$43.64 DKK281.04	+14.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.21 GYD1,295.87	$18.32 DKK117.97	+194.9%
Average			+155.3%

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pay 27.9% more for clothing

	Guyana	Denmark
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.17 GYD10,466.64	$103.92 DKK669.24	+107.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.56 GYD10,965.05	$42.34 DKK272.64	-19.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$148.12 GYD30,901.51	$120.57 DKK776.46	-18.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.65 GYD25,169.77	$172.17 DKK1,108.77	+42.7%
Average			+27.9%

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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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