Denmark vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denmark Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1890
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4472
$2736
🏠 One person rent
$1004
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$1860
$878
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3448
$1346
💸 GDP per capita
$66983
$24828
😃 Human freedom index
8.72
8.44
❤️ Life expectancy
81.4
80.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
90
68
🌐 English speaking %
86.1%
30%
🎓 Higher education
97
90
😀 Quality of life
95
80
🏙️ Population
5.83M
23.6M

The average cost of living in Denmark ($1890) is 99% more expensive than in Taiwan ($951). Denmark ranked 16th vs 82nd for Taiwan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Denmark compared to 1.4 months in Taiwan. Ranked 3rd and 29th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Denmark vs Taiwan

We calculate prices for Denmark and Taiwan as a population-weighted mean of 27 and 17 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Denmark Taiwan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.8
$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$4.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.47
$1.99
 Cappuccino
$5.59
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1076
$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$778
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2016
$1055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1523
$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$53.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.61%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5483
$7135
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3775
$3983
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.42
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$8.66
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$2.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.01
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$7.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$3.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.79
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.71
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.89
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.2
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.9
$9.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.9
$41.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$77.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$475
$487
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5787
$11888

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In Denmark

City Cost of living Population
Copenhagen
$2371
644K
Aarhus
$1798
285K
Odense
$1893
177K
Frederiksberg
$1984
105K
Esbjerg
$1521
115K
Aalborg
$1695
113K
Gentofte
$1998
75.8K
Naestved
$1670
41.9K
Vejle
$1668
56.6K
Randers
$1556
62.8K
Kolding
$1373
58.8K
Roskilde
$1747
50K
Horsholm
$1868
47.5K
Holstebro
$1298
35.4K
Horsens
$1420
59.4K
Silkeborg
$1476
44.3K
Herning
$1613
44.6K
Helsingor
$1584
47.4K
Fredericia
$1634
39.9K
Hillerod
$2021
36K
Viborg
$1524
41.1K
Frederikshavn
$1476
23.5K
Sonderborg
$1381
27.6K
Svendborg
$1567
27.2K
Nuuk
$1928
18.3K
Haderslev
$1358
22K
Torshavn
$1944
13.3K

In Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$997
4.36M
Taipei
$1136
2.6M
Taichung
$944
3.03M
Kaohsiung
$885
2.73M
Taoyuan
$879
2.29M
Tainan
$877
1.87M
Hsinchu
$844
499K
Keelung
$917
367K
Zhubei
$887
213K
Chiayi
$865
252K
Changhua
$863
227K
Kinmen
$850
139K
Miaoli
$702
86.2K
Douliu
$847
108K
Taitung
$1033
109K
Nantou
$847
102K
Yilan
$859
94.8K