Edinburgh vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2246
$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5663
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$1326
$424
🏘️ Family rent
$2459
$814
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$366
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3703
$1588
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
88
57
😀 Quality of life
94
68
🏙️ Population
488K
788K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 115% more expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 1263rd and 5314th ($2246 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 420th in the United Kingdom and Japan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.5 months in Hamamatsu. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Hamamatsu ranked 441st in Japan, while ranked 40th and 3144th among best cities to live in the world.

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Edinburgh Hamamatsu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.44
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$4.67
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.34
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2692
$868
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1980
$620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$294
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$27.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
0.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7033
$5018
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4677
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.63
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.9
$56.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$25.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.38
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$5.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.9
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.9
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$119
$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$53.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1775
$288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23136
$12706

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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 Hamamatsu

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$996
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$993
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$971
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$1001
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$981
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$999
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$946
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$959
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$1008
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$989
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$972
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$995
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$993
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$995
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$970
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$1019
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$964
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$1091
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$1036
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$1033
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$1054
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$991
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$1069
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$1029
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$1034
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$1029
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$1046
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$1023
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$1042
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$1027
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$1031
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$1048
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$1049
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$1033
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$1050
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$1034
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$1023
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$1052
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$1007