Edinburgh vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2246
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5663
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$1326
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$2459
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3703
$1271
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
88
81
😀 Quality of life
94
83
🏙️ Population
488K
2.73M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 141% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1263rd and 6046th ($2246 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 4th in the United Kingdom and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 40th and 389th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Kaohsiung

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Edinburgh Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.44
$1.56
 Cappuccino
$4.67
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.34
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2692
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1980
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$294
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7033
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4677
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.63
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.9
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$8.84
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.38
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.9
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.9
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$119
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1775
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23136
$12438

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1744
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1724
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1710
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1625
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1647
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1793
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1545
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1818
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2013
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1793
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1599
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1573
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1390
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1420
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1701
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1800
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1712
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1734
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1706
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1828
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1571
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1602
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1640
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1830
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1424
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1459
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1364
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1467
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1528
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1783
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1467
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1763
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1989
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1767

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643