Edinburgh vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Edinburgh	Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2043	$954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5104	$2384
🏠 One person rent	$1223	$372
🏘️ Family rent	$2302	$641
🍽️ Food expenses	$520	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3083	$1957
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	33 km
🎓 Higher education	88	63
😀 Quality of life	93	71
🏙️ Population	488K	1.2M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 114% more expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 1692nd and 5644th ($2043 vs $954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 584th 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 2.1 months in Hiroshima. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Hiroshima ranked 376th in Japan, while ranked 64th and 2347th 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	$17.3	$6.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.6	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.5	$3.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1312	$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2456	$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1867	$470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$279	$74.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6453	$3758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4477	$2699
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.53	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.8	$43.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.98	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$9.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.94	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17	$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.55	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.04	$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$106	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$36.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$49.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1620	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14724	$8672

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1800
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1651
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1693
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1670
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1803
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1659
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1537
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1731
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1527
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1748
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$1884
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1734
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1399
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1524
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1514
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1723
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1520
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1632
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1910
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1681
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1833
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1673
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1702
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1661
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1644
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1706
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1430
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1630
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1566
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$1629
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1657
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1554
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1251
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1321
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1411
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1568
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1305
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1532
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$1719
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1666

Cities near Hiroshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kaita	$884
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hatsukaichi	$883
13 km or 8.1 mi	Kumano	$889
18 km or 11 mi	Etajima	$887
18 km or 11 mi	Kure	$907
26 km or 16 mi	Higashihiroshima	$908
27 km or 17 mi	Otake	$885
33 km or 20 mi	Iwakuni	$885
39 km or 24 mi	Akitakata	$896
42 km or 26 mi	Takehara	$899
51 km or 32 mi	Mihara	$895
57 km or 35 mi	Yanai	$881
59 km or 37 mi	Miyoshi	$901
61 km or 38 mi	Imabari	$909
65 km or 40 mi	Masuda	$879
67 km or 41 mi	Hamada	$892
67 km or 41 mi	Hikari	$872
68 km or 42 mi	Matsuyama	$967
68 km or 42 mi	Kudamatsu	$860
69 km or 43 mi	Onomichi	$882
70 km or 44 mi	Shunan	$850
71 km or 44 mi	Masaki	$903
73 km or 45 mi	Gotsu	$895
73 km or 46 mi	Iyo	$906
73 km or 46 mi	Shobara	$904
74 km or 46 mi	Fuchu	$879
76 km or 47 mi	Toon	$911
77 km or 48 mi	Tobe	$909
84 km or 52 mi	Fukuyama	$907
85 km or 53 mi	Saijo	$919
89 km or 55 mi	Niihama	$915
90 km or 56 mi	Hofu	$815
90 km or 56 mi	Oda	$898
93 km or 58 mi	Yamaguchi	$771
95 km or 59 mi	Ibara	$888
97 km or 60 mi	Hagi	$827
97 km or 61 mi	Kasaoka	$885
98 km or 61 mi	Ozu	$909
103 km or 64 mi	Yawatahama	$906
105 km or 65 mi	Asakuchi	$902