Edmonton vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edmonton Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1732
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3831
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$950
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$1492
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$521
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3155
$1657
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
63
95
😀 Quality of life
92
87
🏙️ Population
1.01M
2.6M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 48% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 2554th and 4516th ($1732 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 96th and 1st 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 Taipei. Edmonton ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 77th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Edmonton Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.5
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.9
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.69
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$897
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$718
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1452
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1166
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.2
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3053
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2016
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.55
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.2
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.1
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.55
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.22
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.3
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.3
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$638
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7157
$19102

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Cities near Edmonton

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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589