Chongqing vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$2295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1860
$5636
🏠 One person rent
$229
$1360
🏘️ Family rent
$401
$2398
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$601
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.7
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1102
$3514
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
76
88
😀 Quality of life
74
92
🏙️ Population
32.1M
488K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 72% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 7730th and 1307th ($631 vs $2295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th and 38th 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 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Edinburgh ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1966th and 83rd 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
$2.93
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$8.34
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$1471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$1081
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$2686
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$1966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.24
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
4.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2743
$6647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$4795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.84
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$2.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$22.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.87
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.6
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$1749
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24949
$25458

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$595
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$625
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$629
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$618
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$608
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$701
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$588
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$625
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$587
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$643
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$577
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$615
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$630
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$640
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$575
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$590
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$640
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$647
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$688
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$612
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$615
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$600
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$549
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$600
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$598
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$635
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$582
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$579
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$641
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$563
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$631
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$602
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$629
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$616
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$588
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$593
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$614
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$560

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1760
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1750
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1842
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1831
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1593
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1878
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2114
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1885
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1647
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1704
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1456
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1586
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1596
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1806
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1943
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1784
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1820
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1777
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1778
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1798
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1554
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1872
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2005
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1417
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1523
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1404
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1424
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1741
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1834
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1485
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1791
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2236
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1820