Edmonton vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edmonton Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1785
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4092
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$955
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$1589
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3052
$1275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
63
74
😀 Quality of life
89
80
🏙️ Population
1.01M
1.87M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 112% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 2563rd and 6292nd ($1785 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 100th and 9th 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 Tainan. Edmonton ranked 13th best city to live in Canada vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 172nd and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Edmonton Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.3
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.36
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.85
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$929
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1576
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.7
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2798
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2233
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.59
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.1
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.6
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$745
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8270
$18526

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719