Edinburgh vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2331
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5693
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$1375
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$2392
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3706
$1446
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
88
73
😀 Quality of life
93
72
🏙️ Population
488K
1.85M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 156% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 1221st and 6264th ($2331 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Edinburgh ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 77th and 2963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Tainan

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Edinburgh Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.7
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.7
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.38
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$5.19
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1465
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1087
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2613
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1964
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$256
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.92%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6800
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4921
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.6
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.76
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.33
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.73
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.3
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.3
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1708
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26404
$5587

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1784
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1782
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1862
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1852
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1656
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1854
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1585
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1902
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2121
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1906
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1645
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1707
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1490
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1588
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1655
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1848
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1975
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1803
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1827
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1771
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1573
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1964
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2053
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1415
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1540
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1430
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1450
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1727
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1873
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1496
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1819
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2265
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1892

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697