Edmonton vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edmonton Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1785
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4092
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$955
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$1589
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3052
$1368
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
63
84
😀 Quality of life
89
80
🏙️ Population
1.01M
3.03M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 92% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2563rd and 6052nd ($1785 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 100th and 5th in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Edmonton ranked 13th best city to live in Canada vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 172nd and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Taichung

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Edmonton Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.3
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.36
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.85
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$929
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1576
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.7
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2798
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2233
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.59
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.1
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.6
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$745
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8270
$13638

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716