Edinburgh vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2246
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5663
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$1326
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$2459
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3703
$1368
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
88
84
😀 Quality of life
94
80
🏙️ Population
488K
3.03M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 141% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1263rd and 6052nd ($2246 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th 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 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 40th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Taichung

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Edinburgh Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.44
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.67
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.34
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2692
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1980
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$294
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7033
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4677
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.63
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.9
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.38
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.9
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.9
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$119
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1775
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23136
$13638

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716