Edmonton vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edmonton Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1732
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3831
$2619
🏠 One person rent
$950
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$1492
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$521
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3155
$1088
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
63
81
😀 Quality of life
92
84
🏙️ Population
1.01M
2.73M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 86% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 2554th and 5786th ($1732 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 96th and 5th in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Edmonton compared to 1.2 months in Kaohsiung. Edmonton ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 77th and 320th among best cities to live in the world.

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Edmonton Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.9
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$2.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.69
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$897
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$718
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1452
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1166
$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$94.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.2
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3053
$4824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2016
$2490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.55
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.2
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.1
$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.55
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.22
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$9.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.3
$54.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$96.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.3
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$638
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7157
$12618

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi Spruce Grove
$1711
31 km or 19 mi Leduc
$1694
142 km or 88 mi Red Deer
$1688
279 km or 173 mi Calgary
$2113
297 km or 185 mi Banff
$1860
380 km or 236 mi Fort McMurray
$1722
388 km or 241 mi Grande Prairie
$1789
429 km or 267 mi Lethbridge
$1675
435 km or 270 mi Medicine Hat
$1510
483 km or 300 mi Saskatoon
$1858
515 km or 320 mi Prince Albert
$1629
565 km or 351 mi Kamloops
$1835
576 km or 358 mi Kelowna
$1696
610 km or 379 mi Prince George
$1424
616 km or 383 mi Penticton
$1718
622 km or 387 mi Sandpoint
$2798
646 km or 402 mi Moose Jaw
$1613
688 km or 428 mi Great Falls
$2484
689 km or 428 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2269
691 km or 430 mi Post Falls
$2276
698 km or 434 mi Regina
$1526
703 km or 437 mi Spokane Valley
$2061
711 km or 442 mi Spokane
$2022
743 km or 461 mi Missoula
$1795
752 km or 467 mi Whistler
$2445
762 km or 473 mi Chilliwack
$1760
779 km or 484 mi Helena
$2023
789 km or 491 mi Abbotsford
$1990
792 km or 492 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
796 km or 495 mi Moscow
$1526
798 km or 496 mi Coquitlam
$2595
800 km or 497 mi Pullman
$1568
804 km or 499 mi Langley
$2034
809 km or 502 mi Surrey
$2407
809 km or 503 mi Burnaby
$2595
811 km or 504 mi North Vancouver
$2529
818 km or 508 mi Vancouver
$2564
820 km or 510 mi Bellingham
$2251
821 km or 510 mi Delta
$2329
822 km or 511 mi Moses Lake
$1908

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655