Denmark
Compared with South Korea, using real observed prices.
Baseline: South Korea = 1×
Overall verdict
Denmark is about 1.73×
South Korea.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
South Korea = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is South Korea. 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
South Korea
South Korea = 1×
Denmark is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Denmark, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 2.8× what it does in South Korea — but iPhone (base model, base storage) costs only 1.3×. 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 ×2.80
Denmark ₩534 USD 0.355
South Korea ₩191 USD 0.127
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.95
Denmark ₩4,297 USD 2.758
South Korea ₩2,205 USD 1.415
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.91
Denmark ₩4,250 USD 2.728
South Korea ₩2,223 USD 1.427
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.91
Denmark ₩10,499 DKK 46
South Korea ₩5,500 KRW 5,500
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.66
Denmark ₩182 USD 0.121
South Korea ₩110 USD 0.073
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.51
Denmark ₩99,858 EUR 59.99
South Korea ₩66,000 KRW 66,000
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.30
Denmark ₩1,672,859 DKK 7,499
South Korea ₩1,290,000 KRW 1,290,000
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
+92%
in KRW
It rose 53% in local currency, but 92% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Denmark's inflation.