Edmonton vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edmonton Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1732
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3831
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$950
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$1492
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$521
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3155
$1294
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
63
74
😀 Quality of life
92
82
🏙️ Population
1.01M
1.87M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 90% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 2554th and 5887th ($1732 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 96th and 7th in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Edmonton compared to 1.4 months in Tainan. Edmonton ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 77th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Edmonton Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.5
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.9
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.69
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$897
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$718
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1452
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1166
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.2
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3053
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2016
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.55
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.2
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.1
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.55
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.22
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.3
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.3
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$638
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7157
$11040

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi Spruce Grove
$1711
31 km or 19 mi Leduc
$1694
142 km or 88 mi Red Deer
$1688
279 km or 173 mi Calgary
$2113
297 km or 185 mi Banff
$1860
380 km or 236 mi Fort McMurray
$1722
388 km or 241 mi Grande Prairie
$1789
429 km or 267 mi Lethbridge
$1675
435 km or 270 mi Medicine Hat
$1510
483 km or 300 mi Saskatoon
$1858
515 km or 320 mi Prince Albert
$1629
565 km or 351 mi Kamloops
$1835
576 km or 358 mi Kelowna
$1696
610 km or 379 mi Prince George
$1424
616 km or 383 mi Penticton
$1718
622 km or 387 mi Sandpoint
$2798
646 km or 402 mi Moose Jaw
$1613
688 km or 428 mi Great Falls
$2484
689 km or 428 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2269
691 km or 430 mi Post Falls
$2276
698 km or 434 mi Regina
$1526
703 km or 437 mi Spokane Valley
$2061
711 km or 442 mi Spokane
$2022
743 km or 461 mi Missoula
$1795
752 km or 467 mi Whistler
$2445
762 km or 473 mi Chilliwack
$1760
779 km or 484 mi Helena
$2023
789 km or 491 mi Abbotsford
$1990
792 km or 492 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
796 km or 495 mi Moscow
$1526
798 km or 496 mi Coquitlam
$2595
800 km or 497 mi Pullman
$1568
804 km or 499 mi Langley
$2034
809 km or 502 mi Surrey
$2407
809 km or 503 mi Burnaby
$2595
811 km or 504 mi North Vancouver
$2529
818 km or 508 mi Vancouver
$2564
820 km or 510 mi Bellingham
$2251
821 km or 510 mi Delta
$2329
822 km or 511 mi Moses Lake
$1908

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741