Dongguan vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$2246
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$5663
🏠 One person rent
$257
$1326
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$2459
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$3703
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
69
88
😀 Quality of life
69
94
🏙️ Population
10.5M
488K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 70% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 7055th and 1263rd ($678 vs $2246) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 34th 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 Dongguan compared to 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Edinburgh ranked 5th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 3115th and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Edinburgh

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Dongguan Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$83.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$7.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$2692
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$7033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$4677
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$87.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$23.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$5.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$119
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$1775
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$23136

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51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1744
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1724
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1710
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1625
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1647
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1793
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1545
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1818
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2013
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1793
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1599
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1573
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1390
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1420
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1701
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1800
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1712
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1734
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1706
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1828
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1571
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1602
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1640
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1830
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1424
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1459
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1364
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1467
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1528
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1783
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1467
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1763
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1989
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1767