Edinburgh vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2295
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5636
$2603
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$2398
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$1504
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
88
80
😀 Quality of life
92
88
🏙️ Population
488K
2.71M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 136% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1307th and 5770th ($2295 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th 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 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 83rd and 281st 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
$22.3
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.34
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1471
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2686
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1966
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.86%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6647
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.6
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$22.4
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1749
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25458
$13326

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1760
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1750
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1842
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1831
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1593
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1878
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2114
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1885
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1647
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1704
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1456
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1586
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1596
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1806
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1943
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1784
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1820
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1777
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1778
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1798
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1554
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1872
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2005
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1417
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1523
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1404
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1424
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1741
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1834
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1485
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1791
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2236
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1820

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617