Edinburgh vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Edinburgh	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2246	$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5663	$1858
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$2459	$494
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3703	$952
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	88	93
😀 Quality of life	94	65
🏙️ Population	488K	9.37M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 209% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 1263rd and 6780th ($2246 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 68th 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 1.3 months in Hefei. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Hefei ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 40th and 4171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Hefei

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	Edinburgh	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.67	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1425	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2692	$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$294	$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.9	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.85%	4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7033	$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4677	$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.9	$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.5	$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.38	$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.9	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$43
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$119	$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1775	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23136	$8558

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Cities near Edinburgh

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 Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$694
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$649
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$706
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$658
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$748
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$705
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$903
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$524
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$672
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$774
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$636
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$642
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$771
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$651
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$673
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$617
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$645
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$639
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$650
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$703
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$690
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$630
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$659
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$648
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$698
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$613
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$619
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$629
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$633
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$702
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$656
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$705
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$729
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$673
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$694
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$665
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$528
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$699