Edinburgh vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$2619
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$1088
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
88
81
😀 Quality of life
93
84
🏙️ Population
488K
2.73M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 119% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1692nd and 5786th ($2043 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 5th 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 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.2 months in Kaohsiung. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 64th and 320th 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
$17.3
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$2.08
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$94.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$4824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$2490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$9.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$54.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$96.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$12618

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655