Edinburgh vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2246
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5663
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$1326
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$2459
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3703
$1275
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
88
74
😀 Quality of life
94
80
🏙️ Population
488K
1.87M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 167% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 1263rd and 6292nd ($2246 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 9th 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 Tainan. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 40th and 499th 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
$18.6
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.44
$1.58
 Cappuccino
$4.67
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.34
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2692
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1980
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$294
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7033
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4677
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.63
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.9
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$8.94
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.38
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.9
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.9
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$119
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1775
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23136
$18526

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719