Edinburgh vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2295
$842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5636
$2041
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$321
🏘️ Family rent
$2398
$539
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$355
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$96.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$2420
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
88
65
😀 Quality of life
92
93
🏙️ Population
488K
1.2M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 173% more expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 1307th and 6587th ($2295 vs $842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 876th 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 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 2.9 months in Hiroshima. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Hiroshima ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 83rd and 67th 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
$22.3
$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90
$31
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.34
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1471
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2686
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1966
$362
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$75.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.86%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6647
$1968
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$1654
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.6
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$22.4
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$47.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1749
$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25458
$3346

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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 Hiroshima

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$827
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$847
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$840
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$866
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$871
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$882
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$918
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$943
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$881
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$887
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$885
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$916
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$895
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$907
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$902
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$900
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$913
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$950
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$918
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$884
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$932
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$895
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$901
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$896
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$900
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$862
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$902
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$897
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$860
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$925
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$932
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$964
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$908
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$873
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$948
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$874
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$901
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$896
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$901