Chongqing vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$2043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2015
$5104
🏠 One person rent
$292
$1223
🏘️ Family rent
$474
$2302
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.4
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$748
$3083
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
87
88
😀 Quality of life
72
93
🏙️ Population
32.1M
488K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 65% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 6733rd and 1692nd ($712 vs $2043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th 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 1.1 months in Chongqing compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Chongqing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Edinburgh ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 2233rd and 64th 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
$3.98
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$6.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$2456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$346
$1867
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5354
$6453
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1622
$4477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.6
$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.2
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.7
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$1620
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27785
$14724

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$554
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$564
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$625
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$646
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$545
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$674
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$435
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$597
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$530
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$615
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$570
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$620
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$566
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$580
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$607
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$525
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$579
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$559
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$625
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$643
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$619
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$594
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$598
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$535
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$578
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$589
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$608
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$577
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$562
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$611
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$548
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$603
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$552
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$602
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$566
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$564
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$584
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$596
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$548

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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