Denmark
Compared with United Arab Emirates, using real observed prices.
Baseline: United Arab Emirates = 1×
Overall verdict
Denmark is about 1.89×
United Arab Emirates.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
United Arab Emirates = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is United Arab Emirates. 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
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates = 1×
Denmark is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Denmark, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 4.4× what it does in United Arab Emirates — but PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs only 1.1×. 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 ×4.44
Denmark AED 1.30 USD 0.355
United Arab Emirates AED 0.29 USD 0.08
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×3.04
Denmark AED 10.02 USD 2.728
United Arab Emirates AED 3.29 USD 0.896
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.81
Denmark AED 10.13 USD 2.758
United Arab Emirates AED 3.60 USD 0.98
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.38
Denmark AED 26.23 DKK 46
United Arab Emirates AED 19.00 AED 19
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.24
Denmark AED 4,200 DKK 7,499
United Arab Emirates AED 3,399 AED 3,399
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.09
Denmark AED 250.70 EUR 59.99
United Arab Emirates AED 229.00 AED 229
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
+51%
in AED
It rose 53% in local currency, but 51% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Denmark's inflation.