Changsha vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$617
$2331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1638
$5693
🏠 One person rent
$214
$1375
🏘️ Family rent
$363
$2392
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$609
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1009
$3706
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
90
88
😀 Quality of life
72
93
🏙️ Population
10M
488K

The cost of living in Changsha is 74% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 7792nd and 1221st ($617 vs $2331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 167th and 37th in China and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check China vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Changsha compared to 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Changsha ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Edinburgh ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 3307th and 77th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Edinburgh

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Changsha Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.89
$22.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$91.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$8.38
☕ Cappuccino
$3.21
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$1465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$1087
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$2613
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1964
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.47%
4.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2339
$6800
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3257
$4921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$23.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$3.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$21.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.32
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.5
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.44
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$114
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.14
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.1
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.8
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$1708
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8507
$26404

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$511
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$583
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$572
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$584
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$564
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$602
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$605
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$567
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$603
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$609
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$498
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$563
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$601
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$599
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$529
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$588
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$634
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$630
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$638
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$615
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$610
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$568
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$730
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$552
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$651
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$539
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$653
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$682
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$587
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$645
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$599
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$657
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$602
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$562

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1784
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1782
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1862
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1852
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1656
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1854
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1585
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1902
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2121
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1906
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1645
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1707
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1490
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1588
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1655
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1848
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1975
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1803
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1827
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1771
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1573
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1964
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2053
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1415
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1540
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1430
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1450
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1727
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1873
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1496
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1819
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2265
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1892