Edinburgh vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2295
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5636
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$2398
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$1386
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
88
73
😀 Quality of life
92
72
🏙️ Population
488K
1.85M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 145% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 1307th and 6014th ($2295 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 7th 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 Tainan. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 83rd and 2806th 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
$22.3
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.34
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1471
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2686
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1966
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.86%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6647
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.6
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$22.4
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1749
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25458
$5481

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$971
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$904
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$884
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686