Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 22.2% cheaper than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 68.8% less for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
Taipei
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.03
DKK131.80
|
$5.92
NT$192.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.18
DKK91.24
|
$4.93
NT$160.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.32
DKK22.97
|
$1.07
NT$34.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
DKK19.62
|
$0.68
NT$22.09
|
|
pay 13.6% more for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
DKK21.30
|
$2.01
NT$65.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
DKK45.00
|
$8.55
NT$277.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
DKK51.98
|
$11.77
NT$381.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
DKK33.55
|
$3.41
NT$110.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
DKK36.42
|
$4.21
NT$136.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
DKK9.26
|
$2.13
NT$68.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
DKK8.07
|
$1.02
NT$32.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
DKK8.80
|
$1.28
NT$41.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
DKK13.25
|
$1.63
NT$52.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
DKK5.80
|
$1.29
NT$41.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
DKK5.01
|
$1.15
NT$37.46
|
|
pay 46.2% less for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.69
DKK60.17
|
$3.89
NT$126.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.06
DKK547.46
|
$42.09
NT$1,365.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,992.01
DKK283,869.65
|
$32,885.97
NT$1,066,804.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.89
DKK172.35
|
$9.21
NT$298.71
|
|
pay 55.8% less for housing
Copenhagen
|
Taipei
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
DKK258.52
|
$26.10
NT$846.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,802.29
DKK12,480.85
|
$624.83
NT$20,269.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,332.46
DKK9,227.25
|
$417.75
NT$13,551.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.53
DKK1,174.00
|
$69.55
NT$2,256.07
|
|
pay 75.5% more for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.51
DKK3,673.76
|
$689.69
NT$22,373.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,272.42
DKK50,361.52
|
$16,064.75
NT$521,132.36
|
|
pay 44.3% less for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Taipei
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.05
DKK55.76
|
$2.14
NT$69.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.13
DKK42.46
|
$3.21
NT$104.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.78
DKK60.83
|
$4.28
NT$138.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.50
DKK301.22
|
$39.68
NT$1,287.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.57
DKK121.66
|
$10.52
NT$341.38
|
|
pay 29.2% less for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Taipei
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$107.06
DKK741.36
|
$82.51
NT$2,676.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.35
DKK355.62
|
$30.23
NT$980.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.70
DKK828.92
|
$94.58
NT$3,068.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.20
DKK1,171.70
|
$115.17
NT$3,735.95
|
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