Changsha vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$2043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1438
$5104
🏠 One person rent
$178
$1223
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$2302
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$3083
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
88
😀 Quality of life
70
93
🏙️ Population
10M
488K

The cost of living in Changsha is 74% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 8258th and 1692nd ($533 vs $2043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 46th 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 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Edinburgh ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 2707th and 64th 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
$3.13
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$6.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$2456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$1867
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.3
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.4
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2091
$6453
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5529
$4477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.78
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.05
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$1620
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5569
$14724

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Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$578
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$555
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$585
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$575
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$565
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$573
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$570
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$604
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$554
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$587
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$530
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$579
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$574
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$577
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$602
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$558
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$581
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$647
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$613
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$584
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$586
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$609
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$580
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$752
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$574
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$620
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$669
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$538
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$646
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$697
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$585
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$661
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$605
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$685
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$647
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$574

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666