Dongguan vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$2140
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$5387
🏠 One person rent
$250
$1269
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$2336
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$742
$3522
😷 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 69% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 7169th and 1491st ($656 vs $2140) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Edinburgh ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 2941st and 34th 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
$2.41
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$75.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$7.09
 Cappuccino
$2.73
$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$1331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$970
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$2573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$1865
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
5.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5615
$6219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$4199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$27.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$9.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$18.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$489
$1772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$21911

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$774
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$916
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$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$601
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$461
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$804
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$653
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2737
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1588
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$794
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$764
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$877
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$755
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$758
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$443
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

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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