Edinburgh vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2246
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5663
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$1326
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$2459
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3703
$1789
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
88
95
😀 Quality of life
94
86
🏙️ Population
488K
2.6M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 94% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1263rd and 4715th ($2246 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1st 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 Taipei. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 40th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Taipei

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Edinburgh Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.44
$2.59
 Cappuccino
$4.67
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.34
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2692
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1980
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$294
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7033
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4677
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.63
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.9
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$8.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.38
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.9
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.9
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$119
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1775
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23136
$18424

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605