Edinburgh vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2331
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5693
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$1375
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$2392
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3706
$1212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
88
93
😀 Quality of life
93
87
🏙️ Population
488K
2.35M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 148% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1221st and 6085th ($2331 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 6th 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 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Edinburgh ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 77th and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Taoyuan

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Edinburgh Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.7
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.7
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.38
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$5.19
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1465
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1087
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2613
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1964
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$256
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.92%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6800
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4921
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.6
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.76
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.33
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.73
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.3
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.3
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1708
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26404
$17081

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464