Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 2.0 times more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Taiwan
|
Denmark
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.21
NT$137.24
|
$21.56
DKK154.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
NT$156.66
|
$12.58
DKK89.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$30.93
|
$3.50
DKK25.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
NT$19.91
|
$2.59
DKK18.55
|
|
pay 18.2% more for groceries
Taiwan
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
NT$57.48
|
$2.91
DKK20.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
NT$232.07
|
$5.83
DKK41.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$369.66
|
$7.22
DKK51.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
NT$82.65
|
$4.38
DKK31.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
NT$104.73
|
$4.74
DKK33.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$57.81
|
$1.28
DKK9.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$26.07
|
$1.34
DKK9.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
NT$35.77
|
$1.37
DKK9.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
NT$41.34
|
$1.88
DKK13.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
NT$39.42
|
$0.90
DKK6.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
NT$31.22
|
$0.77
DKK5.53
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Taiwan
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.59
NT$117.13
|
$7.68
DKK54.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.87
NT$1,235.75
|
$82.44
DKK589.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,524.98
NT$1,093,953.63
|
$45,047.14
DKK322,159.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.35
NT$304.98
|
$23.62
DKK168.90
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Taiwan
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.76
NT$612.22
|
$33.71
DKK241.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$386.89
NT$12,624.72
|
$967.90
DKK6,922.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$269.95
NT$8,808.70
|
$743.77
DKK5,319.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.00
NT$1,762.13
|
$157.10
DKK1,123.51
|
|
pay 20.1% less for childcare
Taiwan
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$472.11
NT$15,405.38
|
$519.88
DKK3,717.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,471.45
NT$472,217.83
|
$7,190.53
DKK51,423.82
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
NT$59.41
|
$7.44
DKK53.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
NT$84.53
|
$5.51
DKK39.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
NT$130.43
|
$8.74
DKK62.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.52
NT$1,126.41
|
$38.95
DKK278.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
NT$303.02
|
$16.76
DKK119.84
|
|
pay 48.0% more for clothing
Taiwan
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.92
NT$2,085.89
|
$93.72
DKK670.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.11
NT$917.31
|
$38.81
DKK277.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.13
NT$2,484.16
|
$105.07
DKK751.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.74
NT$2,993.47
|
$155.42
DKK1,111.48
|
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