Cost of living comparison

Timor-Leste

compared to

Denmark

Denmark vs. Timor-Leste Cost of Living Summary

Denmark is 52.7% more expensive than Timor-Leste overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Denmark
Groceries: pay 63.4% more in Denmark
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Denmark
Housing: pay 24.1% more in Denmark
Childcare: pay 60.9% less in Denmark
Entertainment and Sports: pay 96.0% more in Denmark
Clothing: pay 86.3% more in Denmark

The cost of restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, and housing in Denmark are more expensive than in Timor-Leste. Notably, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Denmark.

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Denmark vs. Timor-Leste Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Denmark instead of Timor-Leste, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Timor-Leste	Denmark
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$20.73 DKK138.31	+314.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00	$13.74 DKK91.67	+71.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.67	$3.88 DKK25.88	+132.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.83	$3.06 DKK20.42	+8.0%
Average			+151.3%

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pay 63.4% more for groceries

	Timor-Leste	Denmark
Bread 1 loaf	$2.48	$3.38 DKK22.57	+36.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.00	$7.11 DKK47.41	+610.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.80	$7.62 DKK50.87	-13.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70	$4.86 DKK32.43	+80.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.31	$5.50 DKK36.69	+27.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51	$1.38 DKK9.24	-8.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83	$1.33 DKK8.91	+60.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13	$1.62 DKK10.81	+42.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06	$2.05 DKK13.69	+93.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55	$0.96 DKK6.41	+73.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53	$0.86 DKK5.75	+62.8%
Average			+63.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Timor-Leste	Denmark
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.34	$8.78 DKK58.59	+64.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00	$90.81 DKK605.94	+202.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,000.00	$49,082.02 DKK327K	+172.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.70	$21.81 DKK145.51	-33.3%
Average			+103.7%

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pay 24.1% more for housing

	Timor-Leste	Denmark
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$38.53 DKK257.08
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$828.75	$1,094.37 DKK7,302.16	+32.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$753.75	$864.45 DKK5,768.04	+14.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$114.71	$148.64 DKK991.82	+29.6%
Average			+24.1%

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pay 60.9% less for childcare

	Timor-Leste	Denmark
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,500.00	$546.22 DKK3,644.69	-63.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,000.00	$6,716.94 DKK44,818.79	-58.0%
Average			-60.9%

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pay 96.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Timor-Leste	Denmark
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50	$7.87 DKK52.52	+214.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.12	$6.26 DKK41.75	+51.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00	$9.31 DKK62.10	+210.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00	$43.88 DKK292.77	-12.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.00	$18.38 DKK122.64	+206.3%
Average			+96.0%

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pay 86.3% more for clothing

	Timor-Leste	Denmark
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.00	$105.11 DKK701.32	+75.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.00	$45.60 DKK304.27	+52.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.00	$123.67 DKK825.17	+54.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.00	$175.51 DKK1,171.09	+192.5%
Average			+86.3%

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