Copenhagen vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2656
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6116
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$1515
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$2679
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$728
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$209
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5006
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
94
80
😀 Quality of life
97
87
🏙️ Population
667K
2.72M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 166% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 650th and 5666th ($2656 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Denmark and Taiwan, respectively. Check Denmark vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 4th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Kaohsiung

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Copenhagen Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.8
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.1
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.35
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$7.24
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.03
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1782
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3169
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2270
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.76%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10228
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6872
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.85
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$114
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.25
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.83
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.76
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.89
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.5
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.07
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.6
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.6
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$38.4
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$122
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$137
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$707
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$11481

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2698
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2429
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2273
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1412
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1907
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$2192
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2364
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1701
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1695
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$2042
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1590
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1688
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1562
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$2113
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1550
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1475
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1412
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1784
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1825
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1549
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$2158
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1627
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1491
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1781
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1702
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1508
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1691
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1619
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1633
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1891
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1516
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1619
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1689
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1888
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1466
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1681
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1443
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1509
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1667
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1588

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610