Chongqing vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$561
$2310
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1695
$5713
🏠 One person rent
$180
$1359
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$2393
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.3
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$914
$3676
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
87
88
😀 Quality of life
74
95
🏙️ Population
32.1M
488K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 76% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 8185th and 1247th ($561 vs $2310) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd and 32nd 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 Chongqing compared to 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Chongqing ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Edinburgh ranked 5th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 2237th and 59th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Edinburgh

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Chongqing Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.82
$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$8.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$2.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$2488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$231
$1942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.8
$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$300
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.46
$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.87%
5.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2367
$6892
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1345
$4820
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$88.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$4.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$4.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.96
$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.06
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$2.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$3.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.1
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.9
$115
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$271
$1932
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23821
$23184

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$542
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$569
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$575
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$562
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$565
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$645
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$541
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$573
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$551
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$598
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$538
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$570
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$583
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$551
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$591
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$538
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$557
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$601
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$599
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$635
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$563
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$571
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$563
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$528
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$569
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$557
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$552
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$588
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$558
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$544
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$596
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$536
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$580
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$567
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$583
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$587
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$562
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$568
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$571
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$537

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1768
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1775
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1728
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1762
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1619
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1711
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1641
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1797
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1480
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1840
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2058
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1837
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1527
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1575
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1630
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1485
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1522
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1759
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1963
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1769
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1906
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1805
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1825
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1780
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1797
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1778
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1602
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$2079
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1761
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2021
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1460
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1507
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1429
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1431
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1638
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1840
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1484
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1839
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2205
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1808