Edinburgh vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2310
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5713
$2558
🏠 One person rent
$1359
$479
🏘️ Family rent
$2393
$810
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$294
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3676
$2002
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
88
100
😀 Quality of life
95
81
🏙️ Population
488K
594K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 125% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 1247th and 5371st ($2310 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 306th 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 2 months in Kawaguchi. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kawaguchi ranked 21st in Japan, while ranked 59th and 694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Kawaguchi

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Edinburgh Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.6
$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.8
$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.41
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$5.01
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.68
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1388
$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1053
$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2488
$901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1942
$590
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$83.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$300
$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.08%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6892
$6408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4820
$3676
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.4
$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.7
$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.63
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$3.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.9
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.26
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.5
$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$115
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$56.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1932
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23184
$15648

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1768
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1775
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1728
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1762
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1619
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1711
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1641
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1797
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1480
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1840
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2058
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1837
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1527
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1575
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1630
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1485
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1522
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1759
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1963
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1769
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1906
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1805
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1825
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1780
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1797
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1778
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1602
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$2079
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1761
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2021
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1460
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1507
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1429
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1431
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1638
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1840
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1484
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1839
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2205
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1808

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$961
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$945
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1047
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1037
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1002
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1078
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1035
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1020
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$972
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1005
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1033
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1055
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1028
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1024
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$975
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1039
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1110
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$997
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1025
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1049
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1038
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$961
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1125
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1041
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1055
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$994
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1004
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1116
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$990
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1115
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1066
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1068
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$998
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1007
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1066