Edinburgh vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2331
$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5693
$2629
🏠 One person rent
$1375
$345
🏘️ Family rent
$2392
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$387
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3706
$1462
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
88
58
😀 Quality of life
93
86
🏙️ Population
488K
788K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 135% more expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 1221st and 5724th ($2331 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 492nd 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 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Hamamatsu ranked 13th in Japan, while ranked 77th and 398th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Hamamatsu

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Edinburgh Hamamatsu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.7
$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.7
$42.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$3.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.38
$2.25
☕ Cappuccino
$5.19
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1465
$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1087
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2613
$607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1964
$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$256
$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.92%
0.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6800
$4795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4921
$2728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.6
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.76
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$4.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.33
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$7.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.73
$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.3
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$89.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.3
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1708
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26404
$16739

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1784
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1782
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1862
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1852
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1656
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1854
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1585
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1902
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2121
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1906
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1645
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1707
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1490
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1588
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1655
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1848
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1975
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1803
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1827
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1771
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1573
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1964
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2053
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1415
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1540
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1430
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1450
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1727
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1873
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1496
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1819
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2265
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1892

Cities near Hamamatsu

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$926
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$928
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$887
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$940
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$904
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$945
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$840
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$868
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$955
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$939
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$885
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$947
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$943
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$901
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$929
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$917
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$924
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$977
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$950
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$953
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$962
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$961
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$990
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$949
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$956
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$967
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$979
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$983
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$952
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$978
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$960
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$962
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$996
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$971
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$997
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$972
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$957
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$998
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$941