Chongqing vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$634
$2140
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1938
$5387
🏠 One person rent
$224
$1269
🏘️ Family rent
$442
$2336
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.1
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$957
$3522
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
88
88
😀 Quality of life
72
94
🏙️ Population
32.1M
488K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 70% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 7340th and 1491st ($634 vs $2140) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th 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 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Edinburgh ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1675th and 34th 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
$3.91
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$75.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$7.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$1331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$970
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$550
$2573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$337
$1865
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.91
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.37%
5.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$6219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1374
$4199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.83
$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$9.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$18.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.25
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$1772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26796
$21911

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$553
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$584
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$593
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$613
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$579
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$652
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$526
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$584
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$546
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$592
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$540
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$590
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$591
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$554
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$580
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$530
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$570
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$610
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$590
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$623
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$554
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$554
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$549
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$527
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$584
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$540
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$540
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$572
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$575
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$529
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$581
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$532
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$572
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$585
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$570
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$599
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$559
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$573
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$573
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$539

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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