Edinburgh vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2295
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5636
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$2398
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$1536
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
88
93
😀 Quality of life
92
89
🏙️ Population
488K
2.36M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 132% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1307th and 5651st ($2295 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 83rd and 245th 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
$22.3
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.34
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1471
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2686
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1966
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.86%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6647
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.6
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$22.4
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1749
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25458
$19490

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473