Edinburgh vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2295
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5636
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$2398
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$1768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
88
94
😀 Quality of life
92
90
🏙️ Population
488K
2.43M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 84% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1307th and 4646th ($2295 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th 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 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 83rd and 178th 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
$22.3
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.34
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1471
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2686
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1966
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.86%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6647
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.6
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$22.4
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1749
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25458
$16947

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612