Costa RicaCosta Rica

Denmark

Compared with Costa Rica, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Costa RicaCosta Rica = 1×

DenmarkDenmark vs Costa RicaCosta Rica
Overall verdict

DenmarkDenmark is about 1.62× Costa RicaCosta Rica.

Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Costa RicaCosta Rica = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Costa Rica. A bar running right means Denmark is pricier; running left means cheaper. The thin bar behind shows the range from the cheapest to the priciest item in that category.

← Cheaper than Costa RicaCosta Rica Costa Rica = 1× DenmarkDenmark is pricier →
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×2.09
  • Transport 2 items
    ×1.73
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.18

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Denmark, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 2.1× what it does in Costa Rica — but Big Mac costs only 1.2×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.09
    DenmarkDenmark CRC 175.73 USD 0.355
    Costa RicaCosta Rica CRC 84.15 USD 0.17
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.83
    DenmarkDenmark CRC 1,365 USD 2.758
    Costa RicaCosta Rica CRC 745.96 USD 1.507
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.64
    DenmarkDenmark CRC 1,350 USD 2.728
    Costa RicaCosta Rica CRC 825.66 USD 1.668
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.18
    DenmarkDenmark CRC 3,536 DKK 46
    Costa RicaCosta Rica CRC 2,990 CRC 2,990
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index

See what really changed Denmark

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+53%
in DKK
30 → 46
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+21%
in CRC

It rose 53% in local currency, but 21% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Denmark's inflation.