Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 2.5 times more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 48.2% more for restaurants
Liberia
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
$19.31
DKK134.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
$12.00
DKK83.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
LRD290.47
|
$3.60
DKK25.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
LRD516.40
|
$2.73
DKK19.02
|
|
pay 3.1% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
LRD264.27
|
$2.59
DKK18.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
LRD1,936.50
|
$5.70
DKK39.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
LRD1,233.95
|
$6.51
DKK45.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
LRD1,032.80
|
$4.07
DKK28.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
LRD866.94
|
$4.95
DKK34.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LRD175.68
|
$1.31
DKK9.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
LRD242.49
|
$1.38
DKK9.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
LRD351.35
|
$1.40
DKK9.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
LRD457.16
|
$1.76
DKK12.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
LRD202.33
|
$0.84
DKK5.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
LRD351.96
|
$0.78
DKK5.43
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
Liberia
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
LRD762.24
|
$8.13
DKK56.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$79.32
DKK552.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD981,780.54
|
$39,887.40
DKK277,868.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
LRD2,603.03
|
$23.16
DKK161.35
|
|
pay 77.8% more for housing
Liberia
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
LRD9,658.27
|
$32.80
DKK228.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
LRD131,746.35
|
$904.62
DKK6,301.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
LRD30,661.24
|
$690.34
DKK4,809.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
LRD40,597.00
|
$160.35
DKK1,117.01
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Liberia
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
LRD25,647.18
|
$419.05
DKK2,919.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
LRD237,672.71
|
$4,842.90
DKK33,737.17
|
|
pay 50.0% more for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD484.12
|
$6.81
DKK47.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
LRD710.05
|
$5.17
DKK36.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
LRD1,331.32
|
$8.52
DKK59.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
LRD12,877.69
|
$36.38
DKK253.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
LRD1,912.27
|
$15.61
DKK108.78
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for clothing
Liberia
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
LRD2,172.08
|
$97.12
DKK676.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
LRD5,147.84
|
$42.49
DKK295.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
LRD9,359.75
|
$98.35
DKK685.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
LRD7,068.19
|
$137.97
DKK961.17
|
|
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