Edinburgh vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2295
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5636
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$2398
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$1288
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
88
96
😀 Quality of life
92
77
🏙️ Population
488K
18.7M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 192% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 1307th and 6854th ($2295 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 34th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 83rd and 1149th 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
$22.3
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.34
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1471
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2686
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1966
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.86%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6647
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.6
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$22.4
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1749
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25458
$19408

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1760
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1750
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1842
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1831
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1593
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1878
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2114
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1885
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1647
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1704
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1456
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1586
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1596
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1806
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1943
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1784
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1820
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1777
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1778
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1798
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1554
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1872
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2005
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1417
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1523
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1404
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1424
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1741
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1834
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1485
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1791
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2236
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1820

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711