Edinburgh vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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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