Edinburgh vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2246
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5663
$2294
🏠 One person rent
$1326
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$2459
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3703
$1294
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
88
97
😀 Quality of life
94
75
🏙️ Population
488K
18.7M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 194% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 1263rd and 6602nd ($2246 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 49th 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 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 40th and 1036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Guangzhou

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Edinburgh Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.44
$0.86
 Cappuccino
$4.67
$3.43
🥤 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
$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2692
$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1980
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$294
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7033
$10222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4677
$4345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.63
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.9
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$4.63
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.38
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.9
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.9
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$119
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1775
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23136
$15919

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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 Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671