Denmark vs Qatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denmark Qatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2020
$1807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4729
$4088
🏠 One person rent
$1084
$1169
🏘️ Family rent
$1936
$2066
🍽️ Food expenses
$636
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3875
$3745
💸 GDP per capita
$67967
$87480
😃 Human freedom index
8.83
5.39
❤️ Life expectancy
81.3
81.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
90
58
🌐 English speaking %
86.1%
30%
🎓 Higher education
97
71
😀 Quality of life
95
77
🏙️ Population
5.83M
2.64M

The average cost of living in Denmark ($2020) is 12% more expensive than in Qatar ($1807). Denmark ranked 17th vs 22nd for Qatar 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 2.1 months in Qatar. Ranked 2nd and 35th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Denmark vs Qatar

We calculate prices for Denmark and Qatar as a population-weighted mean of 27 and 2 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 Qatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$9.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$7.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.84
$12.5
 Cappuccino
$6.08
$5.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.02
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1127
$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$859
$911
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2123
$2596
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1583
$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$88.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
5.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5886
$4577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4166
$3275
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.6
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$16.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.13
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.79
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.98
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$3.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.18
$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.38
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.33
$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$112
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.5
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.9
$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.4
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$555
$799
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8524
$11222

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Cities Comparison in Denmark vs Qatar

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Qatar

City Cost of living Population
Doha
$1810
1.19M
Al Khor
$1719
31.5K