Edmonton vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edmonton Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1823
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4109
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$1004
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1648
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$548
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2739
$1459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
63
85
😀 Quality of life
91
83
🏙️ Population
1.01M
3.03M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 81% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2644th and 5518th ($1823 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 74th and 4th in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edmonton compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Edmonton ranked 16th best city to live in Canada vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 171st and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Edmonton Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.7
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.83
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1030
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$784
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1651
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1356
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.6
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.56%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2399
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2239
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.6
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.23
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.6
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.35
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.25
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.4
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.3
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$669
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8796
$19915

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi Spruce Grove
$1648
31 km or 19 mi Leduc
$1730
142 km or 88 mi Red Deer
$1782
279 km or 173 mi Calgary
$2079
297 km or 185 mi Banff
$1773
380 km or 236 mi Fort McMurray
$1887
388 km or 241 mi Grande Prairie
$1854
429 km or 267 mi Lethbridge
$1632
435 km or 270 mi Medicine Hat
$1544
483 km or 300 mi Saskatoon
$1817
515 km or 320 mi Prince Albert
$1478
565 km or 351 mi Kamloops
$1748
576 km or 358 mi Kelowna
$1949
610 km or 379 mi Prince George
$1618
616 km or 383 mi Penticton
$1759
622 km or 387 mi Sandpoint
$2617
646 km or 402 mi Moose Jaw
$1486
688 km or 428 mi Great Falls
$1973
689 km or 428 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2366
691 km or 430 mi Post Falls
$2343
698 km or 434 mi Regina
$1675
703 km or 437 mi Spokane Valley
$2231
711 km or 442 mi Spokane
$2228
743 km or 461 mi Missoula
$2111
752 km or 467 mi Whistler
$2414
762 km or 473 mi Chilliwack
$1842
779 km or 484 mi Helena
$2490
789 km or 491 mi Abbotsford
$1987
792 km or 492 mi Maple Ridge
$2361
796 km or 495 mi Moscow
$1765
798 km or 496 mi Coquitlam
$2488
800 km or 497 mi Pullman
$1913
804 km or 499 mi Langley
$1952
809 km or 502 mi Surrey
$2297
809 km or 503 mi Burnaby
$2412
811 km or 504 mi North Vancouver
$2379
818 km or 508 mi Vancouver
$2457
820 km or 510 mi Bellingham
$2443
821 km or 510 mi Delta
$2325
822 km or 511 mi Moses Lake
$2001

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650