Edinburgh vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2295
$899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5636
$2417
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$438
🏘️ Family rent
$2398
$752
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$922
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
88
84
😀 Quality of life
92
72
🏙️ Population
488K
11.9M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 155% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 1307th and 6257th ($2295 vs $899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 17th 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 months in Hangzhou. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Hangzhou ranked 20th in China, while ranked 83rd and 3005th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Hangzhou

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Edinburgh Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.3
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.34
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1471
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2686
$992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1966
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.86%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6647
$7694
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$3840
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.6
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$6.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$22.4
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1749
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25458
$25159

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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 Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$670
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$667
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$696
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$661
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$798
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$663
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$611
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$660
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$657
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$726
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$684
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1147
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$708
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$678
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1030
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$636
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$677
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$658
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$571
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$646
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$628
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$645
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$686
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$623
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$581
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$643
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$671
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$644
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$651
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$627
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$725
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$674
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$687
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$659
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$789