Edinburgh vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2310
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5713
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$1359
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2393
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3676
$1459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
88
85
😀 Quality of life
95
83
🏙️ Population
488K
3.03M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 129% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1247th and 5518th ($2310 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd 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 Taichung. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 59th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Edinburgh Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.6
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.8
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.41
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$5.01
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.68
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1388
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1053
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2488
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1942
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$300
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.08%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6892
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4820
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.4
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.7
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.63
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.9
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.26
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.5
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$115
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1932
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23184
$19915

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1768
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1775
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1728
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1762
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1619
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1711
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1641
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1797
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1480
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1840
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2058
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1837
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1527
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1575
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1630
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1485
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1522
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1759
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1963
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1769
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1906
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1805
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1825
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1780
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1797
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1778
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1602
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$2079
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1761
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2021
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1460
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1507
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1429
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1431
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1638
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1840
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1484
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1839
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2205
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1808

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650