Edmonton vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edmonton Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1785
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4092
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$955
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$1589
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3052
$1271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
63
81
😀 Quality of life
89
83
🏙️ Population
1.01M
2.73M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 91% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 2563rd and 6046th ($1785 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 100th and 4th 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 13th best city to live in Canada vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 172nd and 389th 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
$14.2
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.3
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.36
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.85
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$929
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1576
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.7
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2798
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2233
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.59
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.1
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.6
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$745
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8270
$12438

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi Spruce Grove
$1709
31 km or 19 mi Leduc
$1723
142 km or 88 mi Red Deer
$1727
279 km or 173 mi Calgary
$2149
297 km or 185 mi Banff
$1914
380 km or 236 mi Fort McMurray
$1871
388 km or 241 mi Grande Prairie
$1786
429 km or 267 mi Lethbridge
$1701
435 km or 270 mi Medicine Hat
$1577
483 km or 300 mi Saskatoon
$1793
515 km or 320 mi Prince Albert
$1487
565 km or 351 mi Kamloops
$1854
576 km or 358 mi Kelowna
$2001
610 km or 379 mi Prince George
$1586
616 km or 383 mi Penticton
$1781
622 km or 387 mi Sandpoint
$2523
646 km or 402 mi Moose Jaw
$1408
688 km or 428 mi Great Falls
$2139
689 km or 428 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2275
691 km or 430 mi Post Falls
$2250
698 km or 434 mi Regina
$1678
703 km or 437 mi Spokane Valley
$2156
711 km or 442 mi Spokane
$2150
743 km or 461 mi Missoula
$2011
752 km or 467 mi Whistler
$2469
762 km or 473 mi Chilliwack
$1765
779 km or 484 mi Helena
$2498
789 km or 491 mi Abbotsford
$1976
792 km or 492 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
796 km or 495 mi Moscow
$1642
798 km or 496 mi Coquitlam
$2553
800 km or 497 mi Pullman
$1566
804 km or 499 mi Langley
$1983
809 km or 502 mi Surrey
$2417
809 km or 503 mi Burnaby
$2589
811 km or 504 mi North Vancouver
$2502
818 km or 508 mi Vancouver
$2650
820 km or 510 mi Bellingham
$2278
821 km or 510 mi Delta
$2330
822 km or 511 mi Moses Lake
$1917

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643