Edinburgh vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$1180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
88
93
😀 Quality of life
93
86
🏙️ Population
488K
2.29M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 137% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1692nd and 6163rd ($2043 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 64th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Edinburgh Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$13937

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716