Copenhagen vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2555
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5866
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$1447
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$2513
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$713
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$199
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4784
$1768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
94
94
😀 Quality of life
97
90
🏙️ Population
667K
2.43M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 105% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 805th and 4646th ($2555 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 Taipei. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 5th and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Taipei

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Copenhagen Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.1
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.09
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$7.32
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.12
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1680
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1193
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2988
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11390
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7705
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.33
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.26
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.75
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.55
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.3
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.4
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$38
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$815
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12710
$16947

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2533
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2195
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1423
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1793
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$2151
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2220
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1567
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1568
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$2053
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1504
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1583
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1478
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$2073
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1447
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1399
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1358
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1893
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1792
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1429
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$2135
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1584
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1441
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1731
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1650
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1477
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1638
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1621
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1483
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1840
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1464
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1570
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1654
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1852
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1411
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1637
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1415
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1475
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1723
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1557

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612