Copenhagen vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Copenhagen	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2333	$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5412	$3063
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$469
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$1083
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4139	$1589
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	94
😀 Quality of life	97	86
🏙️ Population	644K	4.04M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 117% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 1085th and 5000th ($2333 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Denmark and Taiwan, respectively. Check Denmark vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 10th and 302nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs New Taipei

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	Copenhagen	New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2847	$1348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	2.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$9392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5513	$4811
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$8.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$2.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$7.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$9.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.3	$9.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.6	$15.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$515
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14686	$18855

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452

Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1181
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$875
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$967
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$731
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$821
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$897
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$728
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$894
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$813
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$796
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$770
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$747
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$669
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$625
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$788
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$814
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$648
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$644
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$627
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$681
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$823
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$726
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$688
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$630
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$671
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$603
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$682
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$661
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$649
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$601
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$587
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$677
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$616
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$451
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$671
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$581