Copenhagen vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2387
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5438
$2619
🏠 One person rent
$1384
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$2466
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3915
$1088
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
93
81
😀 Quality of life
96
84
🏙️ Population
644K
2.73M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 156% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 872nd and 5786th ($2387 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Denmark and Taiwan, respectively. Check Denmark vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.2 months in Kaohsiung. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 9th and 320th among best cities to live in the world.

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Copenhagen Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.7
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.1
$2.08
☕ Cappuccino
$6.2
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.03
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1538
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1122
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2867
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2046
$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$94.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8131
$4824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5911
$2490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.8
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.1
$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.28
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.02
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.02
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$9.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.2
$54.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$96.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$539
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8976
$12618

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2008
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2011
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$1887
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1276
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1566
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$1766
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$1999
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1480
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$1652
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1439
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1375
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$1638
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1330
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1181
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1318
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1972
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1569
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1363
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$1880
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1392
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1282
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1541
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1584
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1403
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1581
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1380
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1438
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1657
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1382
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1398
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1426
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1506
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1159
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1599
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1338
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1380
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1519
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1329

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655