Edmonton vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edmonton Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1878
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4262
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$1038
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$1712
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$570
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3113
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
64
85
😀 Quality of life
90
86
🏙️ Population
1.01M
2.87M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 96% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2524th and 5984th ($1878 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th 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 19th best city to live in Canada vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 193rd and 409th 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
$16.1
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.4
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.72
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.21
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1034
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$807
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1752
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1381
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.7%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2368
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2313
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.74
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.3
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.71
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.6
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.58
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.44
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.9
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.4
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.9
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$762
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$17495

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665