Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

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Denmark

Herning vs. HsinChu Cost of Living Summary

Herning is 68.4% more expensive than HsinChu.

Restaurants: pay 4.0 times more in Herning
Groceries: pay 9.3% more in Herning
Transportation: pay 96.4% more in Herning
Housing: pay 84.3% more in Herning
Childcare: pay 43.2% less in Herning
Entertainment and Sports: pay 87.3% more in Herning
Clothing: pay 47.8% more in Herning

The cost of restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and groceries in Herning are more expensive than in HsinChu. Notably, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Herning.

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Herning vs. HsinChu Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Herning instead of HsinChu, you would:

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pay 4.0 times more for restaurants

	HsinChu	Herning
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.77 NT$120.39	$17.60 DKK117.45	+367.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.71 NT$150.49	$13.48 DKK89.96	+186.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 NT$29.93	$4.49 DKK29.99	+379.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 NT$22.21	$3.75 DKK24.99	+438.8%
Average			+300.4%

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pay 9.3% more for groceries

	HsinChu	Herning
Bread 1 loaf	$1.70 NT$54.38	$4.12 DKK27.49	+142.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.05 NT$576.87	$3.93 DKK26.23	-78.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.87 NT$347.49	$7.36 DKK49.14	-32.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.78 NT$88.79	$5.38 DKK35.93	+93.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.13 NT$100.11	$5.55 DKK37.03	+77.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 NT$38.68	$1.52 DKK10.17	+25.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.14 NT$36.41	$1.39 DKK9.25	+21.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.49 NT$47.78	$1.96 DKK13.07	+31.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.40 NT$44.60	$2.59 DKK17.26	+85.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.13	$0.82 DKK5.44	-23.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.13	$0.82 DKK5.44	-23.6%
Average			+9.3%

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pay 96.4% more for transportation

	HsinChu	Herning
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.83 NT$122.29	$8.13 DKK54.23	+112.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.18 NT$1,284.16	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$50,184.55 DKK335K	+49.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.65 NT$180.59	$19.03 DKK126.95	+236.7%
Average			+96.4%

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pay 84.3% more for housing

	HsinChu	Herning
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.44 NT$685.39	$37.42 DKK249.71	+74.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$436.10 NT$13,938.51	$749.33 DKK4,999.93	+71.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$259.67 NT$8,299.40	$524.32 DKK3,498.55	+101.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.16 NT$2,498.17	$138.83 DKK926.35	+77.6%
Average			+84.3%

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pay 43.2% less for childcare

	HsinChu	Herning
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$753.35 NT$24,078.05	$554.29 DKK3,698.47	-26.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,663.11 NT$533K	$7,307.58 DKK48,759.82	-56.1%
Average			-43.2%

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pay 87.3% more for entertainment and sports

	HsinChu	Herning
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.88 NT$60.20	$8.24 DKK54.98	+337.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.98 NT$95.31	$5.62 DKK37.48	+88.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$9.44 DKK62.97	+140.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.79 NT$1,655.37	$41.20 DKK274.89	-20.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.04 NT$321.04	$20.22 DKK134.94	+101.3%
Average			+87.3%

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pay 47.8% more for clothing

	HsinChu	Herning
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.29 NT$1,830.93	$97.37 DKK649.73	+70.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.71 NT$1,141.20	$41.20 DKK274.89	+15.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.47 NT$2,508.13	$128.48 DKK857.31	+63.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.94 NT$3,385.98	$157.30 DKK1,049.57	+48.5%
Average			+47.8%

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