Edinburgh vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Edinburgh	Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2246	$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5663	$1932
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$185
🏘️ Family rent	$2459	$415
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3703	$864
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	88	95
😀 Quality of life	94	70
🏙️ Population	488K	9.5M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 273% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 1263rd and 7753rd ($2246 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 301st in the United Kingdom and China, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.4 months in Foshan. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Foshan ranked 11th in China, while ranked 40th and 2359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Foshan

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	Edinburgh	Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$4.67	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1425	$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2692	$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$41.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$294	$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.9	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.85%	4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7033	$4523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4677	$2043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.9	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.5	$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.38	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.9	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$7.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$119	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1775	$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23136	$24357

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Cities near Edinburgh

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

Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$763
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$830
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$491
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$678
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$808
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$824
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$641
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1590
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$839
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$958
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$629
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2427
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$895
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$801
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$819
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$852
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$783
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$780
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$1014
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$774
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$774
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$794
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$746
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$726
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$795
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$691
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$725
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$813
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$592
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$605
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$538
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$623
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$607
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$618
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$611
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$671
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$660