Denmark
Compared with Malaysia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Malaysia = 1×
Overall verdict
Denmark is about 2.20×
Malaysia.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Malaysia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Malaysia. 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
Malaysia
Malaysia = 1×
Denmark is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Denmark, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 7.1× what it does in Malaysia — but iPhone (base model, base storage) costs only 1.2×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×7.10
Denmark MYR 1.43 USD 0.355
Malaysia MYR 0.20 USD 0.05
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×4.17
Denmark MYR 0.49 USD 0.121
Malaysia MYR 0.12 USD 0.029
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×3.26
Denmark MYR 11.17 USD 2.728
Malaysia MYR 3.42 USD 0.836
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.77
Denmark MYR 11.29 USD 2.758
Malaysia MYR 4.07 USD 0.995
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Big Mac 1 burger ×2.11
Denmark MYR 28.96 DKK 46
Malaysia MYR 13.75 MYR 13.75
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.28
Denmark MYR 279.27 EUR 59.99
Malaysia MYR 219.00 MYR 219
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.17
Denmark MYR 4,678 DKK 7,499
Malaysia MYR 3,999 MYR 3,999
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+53%
in DKK
30 → 46
30 → 46
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+45%
in MYR
It rose 53% in local currency, but 45% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Denmark's inflation.