Edmonton vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$2645
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$382
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$672
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$413
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$1411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	64	80
😀 Quality of life	90	87
🏙️ Population	1.01M	2.72M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 88% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 2524th and 5666th ($1878 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 3rd in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 193rd and 364th 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	$16.1	$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$11481

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1775
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1841
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2118
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1801
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1815
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1993
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1672
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1773
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1956
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2315
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1762
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2187
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2156
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2470
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2544
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1697
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1899
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2054
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2237
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2457
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2540
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2526
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2361
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$910
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$841
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$910
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$889
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$879
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$888
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$957
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$709
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$937
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$882
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$941
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$796
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$903
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1108
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1257
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$630
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$723
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$634
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$997
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$668
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$602
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$465
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$656
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$464
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$589
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$698
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1067
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$654
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$673
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$634
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$682
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$943
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1064
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$705
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$416
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$765
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$763
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$621
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$610