Edinburgh vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$2876
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$1496
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
88
95
😀 Quality of life
93
88
🏙️ Population
488K
4.36M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 102% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 1692nd and 5229th ($2043 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th 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 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 64th and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Edinburgh New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$1097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$61.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$5036
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$9.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$11035

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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 New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1169
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$861
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$860
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$863
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$917
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$860
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$746
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$995
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$890
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$857
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$791
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$725
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$664
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$675
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$952
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$913
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$694
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1114
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$689
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$676
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$744
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$851
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$787
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$721
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$678
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$735
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$719
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1115
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$667
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$741
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$719
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$655
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$811
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$725
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$644
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$588
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$721
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589