Edinburgh vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$1361
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
88
84
😀 Quality of life
93
83
🏙️ Population
488K
3.03M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 105% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1692nd and 5356th ($2043 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 64th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Edinburgh Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$13893

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721