Denmark vs Ethiopia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denmark Ethiopia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1923
$876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4552
$2314
🏠 One person rent
$1023
$393
🏘️ Family rent
$1892
$886
🍽️ Food expenses
$614
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3632
$178
💸 GDP per capita
$67790
$1028
😃 Human freedom index
8.83
5.2
❤️ Life expectancy
81.4
65
👮 Corruption perceptions index
90
37
🌐 English speaking %
86.1%
0.2%
🎓 Higher education
97
60
😀 Quality of life
96
15
🏙️ Population
5.83M
105M

The average cost of living in Denmark ($1923) is 120% more expensive than in Ethiopia ($876). Denmark ranked 18th vs 100th for Ethiopia 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 0.2 months in Ethiopia. Ranked 4th and 182nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Denmark vs Ethiopia

We calculate prices for Denmark and Ethiopia 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 Ethiopia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.3
$5.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$97.9
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.2
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.57
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$5.79
$0.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.01
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$481
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$790
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2082
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1540
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$99.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
15.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5557
$2110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3981
$1350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.4
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.6
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$4.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.07
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.12
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.53
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$9.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.04
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.81
$7.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.81
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.07
$18.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$4.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.25
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.1
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$4.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.1
$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.6
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$35.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$77.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$78.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6710
$3004

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Denmark

City Cost of living Population
Copenhagen
$2387
644K
Aarhus
$1880
285K
Odense
$1972
177K
Esbjerg
$1475
115K
Frederiksberg
$2008
105K
Aalborg
$1719
113K
Gentofte
$2011
75.8K
Naestved
$1638
41.9K
Herning
$1615
44.6K
Randers
$1581
62.8K
Vejle
$1657
56.6K
Kolding
$1426
58.8K
Roskilde
$1766
50K
Horsholm
$1887
47.5K
Horsens
$1541
59.4K
Holstebro
$1423
35.4K
Silkeborg
$1506
44.3K
Hillerod
$1999
36K
Helsingor
$1652
47.4K
Fredericia
$1584
39.9K
Viborg
$1519
41.1K
Frederikshavn
$1482
23.5K
Svendborg
$1569
27.2K
Sonderborg
$1398
27.6K
Nuuk
$2175
18.3K
Haderslev
$1599
22K
Torshavn
$1952
13.3K

In Ethiopia

City Cost of living Population
Addis Ababa
$923
3.04M
Gondar
$885
324K
Awasa
$840
300K
Mekelle
$800
324K
Bahir Dar
$883
243K
Jimma
$871
178K
Dire Dawa
$705
277K
Dessie
$820
188K
Jijiga
$702
159K
Harar
$676
129K