Edinburgh vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$1875
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$353
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$967
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
88
95
😀 Quality of life
93
73
🏙️ Population
488K
9.5M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 255% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 1692nd and 7900th ($2043 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 401st 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 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.7 months in Foshan. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Foshan ranked 9th in China, while ranked 64th and 1721st among best cities to live in the world.

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Edinburgh Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$87.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$5068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$66.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$23979

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666

Cities near Foshan

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$742
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$812
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638