Edmonton vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edmonton Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1835
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4159
$2603
🏠 One person rent
$996
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1618
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3432
$1504
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
64
80
😀 Quality of life
91
88
🏙️ Population
1.01M
2.71M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 89% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 2656th and 5770th ($1835 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 5th in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Edmonton compared to 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Edmonton ranked 7th best city to live in Canada vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 133rd and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Kaohsiung

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Edmonton Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.6
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.65
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.25
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$970
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$752
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1621
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1273
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$219
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.7
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.48%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2375
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2262
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.71
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.11
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.3
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.35
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.6
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$776
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9664
$13326

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi Spruce Grove
$1626
31 km or 19 mi Leduc
$1733
142 km or 88 mi Red Deer
$1874
279 km or 173 mi Calgary
$2095
297 km or 185 mi Banff
$1927
380 km or 236 mi Fort McMurray
$1872
388 km or 241 mi Grande Prairie
$1867
429 km or 267 mi Lethbridge
$1780
435 km or 270 mi Medicine Hat
$1579
483 km or 300 mi Saskatoon
$1781
515 km or 320 mi Prince Albert
$1442
565 km or 351 mi Kamloops
$1771
576 km or 358 mi Kelowna
$1974
610 km or 379 mi Prince George
$1633
616 km or 383 mi Penticton
$1749
622 km or 387 mi Sandpoint
$2595
646 km or 402 mi Moose Jaw
$1451
688 km or 428 mi Great Falls
$1953
689 km or 428 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2338
691 km or 430 mi Post Falls
$2307
698 km or 434 mi Regina
$1739
703 km or 437 mi Spokane Valley
$2197
711 km or 442 mi Spokane
$2180
743 km or 461 mi Missoula
$2135
752 km or 467 mi Whistler
$2427
762 km or 473 mi Chilliwack
$1869
779 km or 484 mi Helena
$2505
789 km or 491 mi Abbotsford
$1953
792 km or 492 mi Maple Ridge
$2266
796 km or 495 mi Moscow
$1703
798 km or 496 mi Coquitlam
$2493
800 km or 497 mi Pullman
$1787
804 km or 499 mi Langley
$2100
809 km or 502 mi Surrey
$2091
809 km or 503 mi Burnaby
$2411
811 km or 504 mi North Vancouver
$2420
818 km or 508 mi Vancouver
$2505
820 km or 510 mi Bellingham
$2523
821 km or 510 mi Delta
$2295
822 km or 511 mi Moses Lake
$2100

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617