Edinburgh vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Edinburgh | Hangzhou | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Edinburgh is 171% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 1221st and 6527th ($2331 vs $860) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th 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 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.1 months in Hangzhou. Edinburgh ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Hangzhou ranked 18th in China, while ranked 77th and 3360th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Edinburgh
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 18 km or 11 mi |  Kirkcaldy | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Livingston | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Dunfermline | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Alloa | |
| 49 km or 30 mi | Cumbernauld | |
| 49 km or 31 mi | Stirling | |
| 52 km or 32 mi | Perth | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Hamilton | |
| 59 km or 37 mi | Dundee | |
| 65 km or 40 mi | East Kilbride | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Glasgow | |
| 78 km or 48 mi | Paisley | |
| 89 km or 56 mi | Kilmarnock | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Greenock | |
| 99 km or 61 mi | Irvine | |
| 102 km or 63 mi | Dumfries | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | Ayr | |
| 120 km or 74 mi | Carlisle | |
| 147 km or 91 mi | Newcastle upon Tyne | |
| 149 km or 93 mi | Aberdeen | |
| 150 km or 93 mi | Gateshead | |
| 153 km or 95 mi | Tynemouth | |
| 153 km or 95 mi | Jarrow | |
| 154 km or 96 mi | South Shields | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | Washington | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | Whitehaven | |
| 164 km or 102 mi | Sunderland | |
| 166 km or 103 mi | Durham | |
| 173 km or 107 mi | Bishop Auckland | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Inverness | |
| 189 km or 117 mi | Hartlepool | |
| 189 km or 117 mi | Elgin | |
| 190 km or 118 mi | Darlington | |
| 194 km or 121 mi | Stockton-on-Tees | |
| 197 km or 123 mi | Middlesbrough | |
| 211 km or 131 mi | Morecambe | |
| 212 km or 132 mi | Bangor | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Lancaster | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Douglas | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Newtownabbey |
Cities near Hangzhou
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 49 km or 30 mi |  Shaoxing | |
| 69 km or 43 mi | Huzhou | |
| 79 km or 49 mi | Jiaxing | |
| 102 km or 63 mi | Guangde | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | Yiwu | |
| 121 km or 75 mi | Ningguo | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Suzhou | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Yixing | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Jinhua | |
| 139 km or 87 mi | Ningbo | |
| 146 km or 90 mi | Liyang | |
| 147 km or 91 mi | Wuxi | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Kunshan | |
| 156 km or 97 mi | Xuancheng | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Shanghai | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Taicang | |
| 165 km or 102 mi | Changshu | |
| 170 km or 106 mi | Pudong | |
| 175 km or 109 mi | Changzhou | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Linhai | |
| 185 km or 115 mi | Zhangjiagang | |
| 185 km or 115 mi | Jiangyin | |
| 188 km or 117 mi | Zhoushan | |
| 188 km or 117 mi | Huangshan | |
| 191 km or 118 mi | Quzhou | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Jingjiang | |
| 202 km or 125 mi | Lishui | |
| 202 km or 126 mi | Danyang | |
| 205 km or 127 mi | Nantong | |
| 206 km or 128 mi | Haimen | |
| 210 km or 131 mi | Wuhu | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Jurong | |
| 214 km or 133 mi | Taixing | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Yangzhong | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Qidong | |
| 228 km or 142 mi | Zhenjiang | |
| 237 km or 147 mi | Ma'anshan | |
| 238 km or 148 mi | Wenling | |
| 240 km or 149 mi | Rugao | |
| 240 km or 149 mi | Nanjing |