Copenhagen vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2483
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5751
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$2573
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$670
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4295
$1789
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
93
95
😀 Quality of life
97
86
🏙️ Population
644K
2.6M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 114% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 795th and 4715th ($2483 vs $1158) 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 1.7 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 9th and 311th 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
$20.2
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$107
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.9
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.66
$2.59
 Cappuccino
$6.74
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.88
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1168
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3033
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2129
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.19%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8402
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5773
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.1
$8.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.42
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.16
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.52
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.24
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.6
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.8
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$121
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13230
$18424

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2378
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2203
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2006
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1294
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1570
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$1867
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2088
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1459
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1439
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$1713
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1306
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1436
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1347
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$1864
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1333
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1341
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$2046
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1688
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1442
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$1966
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1548
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1299
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1499
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1608
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1532
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1618
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1578
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1434
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1636
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1328
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1502
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1476
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1654
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1324
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1536
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1364
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1476
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1565
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1546

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605