Cost of living comparison

Maldives

compared to

Denmark

Denmark vs. Maldives Cost of Living Summary

Denmark is 53.9% more expensive than Maldives overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Denmark
Groceries: pay 42.4% more in Denmark
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Denmark
Housing: pay 14.2% more in Denmark
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Denmark
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.2% more in Denmark
Clothing: pay 84.6% more in Denmark

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

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Denmark vs. Maldives Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Maldives	Denmark
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 MVR92.74	$20.73 DKK138.82	+245.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 MVR147.88	$13.74 DKK92.01	+43.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 MVR25.12	$3.88 DKK25.98	+138.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 MVR4.59	$3.06 DKK20.50	+930.5%
Average			+173.0%

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pay 42.4% more for groceries

	Maldives	Denmark
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 MVR25.57	$3.38 DKK22.66	+104.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.48 MVR53.75	$7.11 DKK47.59	+104.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.83 MVR105.52	$7.62 DKK51.06	+11.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 MVR28.89	$4.86 DKK32.55	+160.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.76 MVR42.72	$5.50 DKK36.83	+98.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 MVR27.83	$1.38 DKK9.27	-23.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 MVR21.40	$1.33 DKK8.94	-3.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 MVR24.56	$1.62 DKK10.85	+1.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 MVR18.83	$2.05 DKK13.74	+68.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 MVR11.63	$0.96 DKK6.44	+27.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 MVR10.63	$0.86 DKK5.77	+25.2%
Average			+42.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Maldives	Denmark
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 MVR58.81	$8.78 DKK58.80	+130.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.82 MVR476.23	$90.81 DKK608.21	+194.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,446.46 MVR501K	$49,082.02 DKK329K	+51.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.52 MVR270.70	$21.81 DKK146.05	+24.5%
Average			+103.1%

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pay 14.2% more for housing

	Maldives	Denmark
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$73.00 MVR1,127.92	$38.53 DKK258.04	-47.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,043.39 MVR16,120.31	$1,094.37 DKK7,329.41	+4.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$739.32 MVR11,422.43	$864.45 DKK5,789.57	+16.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.19 MVR1,316.15	$148.64 DKK995.52	+74.5%
Average			+14.2%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Maldives	Denmark
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.92 MVR2,857.02	$546.22 DKK3,658.29	+195.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,003.87 MVR46,409.85	$6,716.94 DKK44,986.04	+123.6%
Average			+157.0%

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pay 23.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Maldives	Denmark
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.87 MVR75.19	$7.87 DKK52.72	+61.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.55 MVR54.82	$6.26 DKK41.90	+76.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.95 MVR215.56	$9.31 DKK62.33	-33.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.81 MVR1,093.98	$43.88 DKK293.86	-38.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 MVR150.39	$18.38 DKK123.10	+88.8%
Average			+23.2%

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pay 84.6% more for clothing

	Maldives	Denmark
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.51 MVR610.41	$105.11 DKK703.94	+166.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.63 MVR766.77	$45.60 DKK305.40	-8.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.11 MVR1,345.89	$123.67 DKK828.25	+42.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.50 MVR811.17	$175.51 DKK1,175.47	+234.3%
Average			+84.6%

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