Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 3.9 times more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Syria, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
Syria
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.10
SYP10,300
|
$19.31
DKK134.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
SYP11,039
|
$12.00
DKK83.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SYP2,042
|
$3.60
DKK25.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
SYP1,035
|
$2.73
DKK19.02
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Syria
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
$2.59
DKK18.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.86
SYP4,664
|
$5.70
DKK39.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.90
SYP7,283
|
$6.51
DKK45.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
SYP3,947
|
$4.07
DKK28.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.02
SYP5,065
|
$4.95
DKK34.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
SYP1,003
|
$1.31
DKK9.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
SYP1,763
|
$1.38
DKK9.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.20
SYP508
|
$1.40
DKK9.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
SYP819
|
$1.76
DKK12.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
SYP555
|
$0.84
DKK5.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
SYP447
|
$0.78
DKK5.43
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Syria
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
SYP9,949
|
$8.13
DKK56.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.68
SYP29,338
|
$79.32
DKK552.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,961.78
SYP77,792,410
|
$39,887.40
DKK277,868.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
SYP21,178
|
$23.16
DKK161.35
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Syria
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.65
SYP92,086
|
$32.80
DKK228.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$149.93
SYP376,707
|
$904.62
DKK6,301.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.14
SYP216,422
|
$690.34
DKK4,809.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.68
SYP109,738
|
$160.35
DKK1,117.01
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Syria
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.88
SYP160,498
|
$419.05
DKK2,919.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,887.73
SYP7,255,516
|
$4,842.90
DKK33,737.17
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Syria
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
SYP4,166
|
$6.81
DKK47.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.98
SYP2,460
|
$5.17
DKK36.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.08
SYP5,238
|
$8.52
DKK59.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.47
SYP33,842
|
$36.38
DKK253.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
$15.61
DKK108.78
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Syria
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.67
SYP54,441
|
$97.12
DKK676.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.71
SYP54,557
|
$42.49
DKK295.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.97
SYP276,294
|
$98.35
DKK685.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.29
SYP159,007
|
$137.97
DKK961.17
|
|
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