Edinburgh vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$2614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$6294
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$1726
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$3471
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$501
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$4054
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
88
100
😀 Quality of life
93
89
🏙️ Population
488K
7.41M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 22% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 1692nd and 503rd ($2043 vs $2614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 1st 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 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.6 months in Hong Kong. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 64th and 168th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Hong Kong

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Edinburgh Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$6.55
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$2033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$4405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$2942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$28583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$18618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$82
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$20363

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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 Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611