Chengdu vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$623
$2140
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1664
$5387
🏠 One person rent
$240
$1269
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$2336
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.8
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$3522
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
94
88
😀 Quality of life
72
94
🏙️ Population
20.9M
488K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 71% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 7421st and 1491st ($623 vs $2140) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th and 36th 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 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Edinburgh ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1890th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Edinburgh

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Chengdu Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$75.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$7.09
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$1331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$970
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$2573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$1865
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.5
$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.7
$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.34%
5.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3812
$6219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2020
$4199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$9.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$18.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.02
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.9
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$305
$1772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11550
$21911

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$581
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$572
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$554
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$540
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$580
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$570
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$549
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$572
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$590
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$529
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$592
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$527
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$554
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$573
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$546
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$540
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$532
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$579
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$652
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$584
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$593
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$526
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$530
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$590
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$613
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$584
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$599
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$553
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$634
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$610
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$591
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$608
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$580
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$601
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$696
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$540
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$584
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$585
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$554
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$574

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1610
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1608
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1692
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1649
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1475
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1604
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1500
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1699
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1482
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1763
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2011
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1765
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1480
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1601
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1551
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1246
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1404
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1567
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1726
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1614
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1705
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1638
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1651
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1628
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1637
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1732
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1510
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1707
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1592
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1722
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1328
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1393
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1288
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1377
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1500
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1714
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1382
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1629
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1968
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1692