Denmark vs El Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denmark El Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2020
$1098
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4729
$2417
🏠 One person rent
$1084
$580
🏘️ Family rent
$1936
$890
🍽️ Food expenses
$636
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$74.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3875
$486
💸 GDP per capita
$67967
$5344
😃 Human freedom index
8.83
6.85
❤️ Life expectancy
81.3
71.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
90
31
🌐 English speaking %
86.1%
1%
🎓 Higher education
97
40
😀 Quality of life
95
36
🏙️ Population
5.83M
5.74M

The average cost of living in Denmark ($2020) is 84% more expensive than in El Salvador ($1098). Denmark ranked 17th vs 71st for El Salvador in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Denmark compared to 0.4 months in El Salvador. Ranked 2nd and 129th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Denmark vs El Salvador

We calculate prices for Denmark and El Salvador as a population-weighted mean of 27 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Denmark El Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$8.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$7.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.84
$2.03
 Cappuccino
$6.08
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.02
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1127
$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$859
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2123
$976
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1583
$703
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$90.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$42.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
10.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5886
$2126
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4166
$1284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.6
$26.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.13
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.79
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.98
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.18
$3.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.38
$7.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.33
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.5
$5.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.9
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.4
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$555
$159
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8524
$4626

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In Denmark

City Cost of living Population
Copenhagen
$2483
644K
Aarhus
$1966
291K
Esbjerg
$1590
115K
Odense
$2046
177K
Frederiksberg
$2378
105K
Aalborg
$1842
113K
Gentofte
$2203
75.8K
Naestved
$1864
45K
Vejle
$1636
61.3K
Randers
$1618
62.8K
Herning
$1690
44.6K
Silkeborg
$1654
50.9K
Kolding
$1476
58.8K
Horsholm
$2006
47.5K
Roskilde
$1867
50K
Holstebro
$1584
37.2K
Horsens
$1499
59.4K
Hillerod
$2088
36K
Fredericia
$1608
41.2K
Helsingor
$1713
47.4K
Viborg
$1565
41.1K
Frederikshavn
$1507
23.5K
Sonderborg
$1502
27.6K
Svendborg
$1688
27.2K
Nuuk
$2125
18.3K
Haderslev
$1536
22.2K
Torshavn
$1913
13.3K

In El Salvador

City Cost of living Population
San Salvador
$1192
316K
Santa Ana
$709
245K
Soyapango
$1173
241K
San Miguel
$1081
218K
Mejicanos
$1161
141K
Apopa
$1145
131K
Ahuachapan
$1455
111K
Santa Tecla
$1202
122K
Sonsonate
$882
71.5K
Usulutan
$1088
73.1K