Edinburgh vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2295
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5636
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$2398
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$1422
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
88
85
😀 Quality of life
92
87
🏙️ Population
488K
2.87M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 144% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1307th and 5994th ($2295 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 6th 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 Taichung. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 83rd and 351st 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
$22.3
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.34
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1471
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2686
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1966
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.86%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6647
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.6
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$22.4
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1749
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25458
$17517

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1760
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1750
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1842
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1831
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1593
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1878
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2114
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1885
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1647
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1704
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1456
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1586
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1596
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1806
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1943
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1784
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1820
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1777
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1778
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1798
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1554
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1872
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2005
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1417
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1523
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1404
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1424
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1741
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1834
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1485
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1791
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2236
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1820

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684