Edinburgh vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2246
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5663
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$1326
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$2459
$1087
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3703
$1661
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
88
95
😀 Quality of life
94
87
🏙️ Population
488K
4.04M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 112% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 1263rd and 5212th ($2246 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 2nd 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 1.6 months in New Taipei. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 40th and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Edinburgh New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.44
$2.49
 Cappuccino
$4.67
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.34
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2692
$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1980
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$294
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7033
$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4677
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.63
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.9
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$8.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.38
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.9
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.9
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$119
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1775
$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23136
$13786

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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 New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1158
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$868
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1028
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$745
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$828
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$864
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$698
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$931
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$841
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$818
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$761
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$707
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$706
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$661
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$801
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$841
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$683
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1229
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$666
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$654
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$719
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$821
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$776
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$807
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$673
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$712
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$731
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1231
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$642
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$719
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$702
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$643
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$731
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$708
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$633
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$592
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$716
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$605