Edinburgh vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Edinburgh	Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2246	$1003
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5663	$2465
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$2459	$709
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3703	$1735
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	33 km
🎓 Higher education	88	63
😀 Quality of life	94	68
🏙️ Population	488K	1.2M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 124% more expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 1263rd and 5674th ($2246 vs $1003) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 664th 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 1.7 months in Hiroshima. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Hiroshima ranked 446th in Japan, while ranked 40th and 3185th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Hiroshima

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	Edinburgh	Hiroshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$3.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.67	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1425	$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2692	$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$78.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$294	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.9	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.85%	1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7033	$6276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4677	$3477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.9	$44.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.5	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.38	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$3.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.9	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$119	$49.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$51.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1775	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23136	$7209

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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 Hiroshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kaita	$936
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hatsukaichi	$954
13 km or 8.1 mi	Kumano	$944
18 km or 11 mi	Etajima	$970
18 km or 11 mi	Kure	$981
26 km or 16 mi	Higashihiroshima	$986
27 km or 17 mi	Otake	$1017
33 km or 20 mi	Iwakuni	$1040
39 km or 24 mi	Akitakata	$974
42 km or 26 mi	Takehara	$978
51 km or 32 mi	Mihara	$975
57 km or 35 mi	Yanai	$988
59 km or 37 mi	Miyoshi	$984
61 km or 38 mi	Imabari	$999
65 km or 40 mi	Masuda	$968
67 km or 41 mi	Hamada	$981
67 km or 41 mi	Hikari	$968
68 km or 42 mi	Matsuyama	$1063
68 km or 42 mi	Kudamatsu	$952
69 km or 43 mi	Onomichi	$960
70 km or 44 mi	Shunan	$942
71 km or 44 mi	Masaki	$993
73 km or 45 mi	Gotsu	$988
73 km or 46 mi	Iyo	$996
73 km or 46 mi	Shobara	$986
74 km or 46 mi	Fuchu	$954
76 km or 47 mi	Toon	$999
77 km or 48 mi	Tobe	$997
84 km or 52 mi	Fukuyama	$987
85 km or 53 mi	Saijo	$1018
89 km or 55 mi	Niihama	$1021
90 km or 56 mi	Hofu	$882
90 km or 56 mi	Oda	$1009
93 km or 58 mi	Yamaguchi	$818
95 km or 59 mi	Ibara	$962
97 km or 60 mi	Hagi	$905
97 km or 61 mi	Kasaoka	$961
98 km or 61 mi	Ozu	$997
103 km or 64 mi	Yawatahama	$995
105 km or 65 mi	Asakuchi	$983