Edmonton vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edmonton Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1769
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4094
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$948
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$1630
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2961
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
63
95
😀 Quality of life
89
86
🏙️ Population
1.01M
2.6M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 50% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 2475th and 4534th ($1769 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 1st in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Edmonton ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 181st and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Edmonton Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.07
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.91
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$961
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1601
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1315
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.25%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2901
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2327
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.47
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.2
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.73
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.1
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.6
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.5
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$689
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7826
$19749

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi Spruce Grove
$1588
31 km or 19 mi Leduc
$1656
142 km or 88 mi Red Deer
$1676
279 km or 173 mi Calgary
$2077
297 km or 185 mi Banff
$1743
380 km or 236 mi Fort McMurray
$1871
388 km or 241 mi Grande Prairie
$1778
429 km or 267 mi Lethbridge
$1614
435 km or 270 mi Medicine Hat
$1487
483 km or 300 mi Saskatoon
$1786
515 km or 320 mi Prince Albert
$1446
565 km or 351 mi Kamloops
$1770
576 km or 358 mi Kelowna
$1886
610 km or 379 mi Prince George
$1491
616 km or 383 mi Penticton
$1638
622 km or 387 mi Sandpoint
$2568
646 km or 402 mi Moose Jaw
$1360
688 km or 428 mi Great Falls
$2007
689 km or 428 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2299
691 km or 430 mi Post Falls
$2284
698 km or 434 mi Regina
$1540
703 km or 437 mi Spokane Valley
$2174
711 km or 442 mi Spokane
$2163
743 km or 461 mi Missoula
$2054
752 km or 467 mi Whistler
$2023
762 km or 473 mi Chilliwack
$1761
779 km or 484 mi Helena
$2327
789 km or 491 mi Abbotsford
$1883
792 km or 492 mi Maple Ridge
$1969
796 km or 495 mi Moscow
$1792
798 km or 496 mi Coquitlam
$2490
800 km or 497 mi Pullman
$1612
804 km or 499 mi Langley
$2021
809 km or 502 mi Surrey
$2280
809 km or 503 mi Burnaby
$2495
811 km or 504 mi North Vancouver
$2388
818 km or 508 mi Vancouver
$2488
820 km or 510 mi Bellingham
$2466
821 km or 510 mi Delta
$2317
822 km or 511 mi Moses Lake
$2009

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581