Edinburgh vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Edinburgh Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2331
$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5693
$2610
🏠 One person rent
$1375
$497
🏘️ Family rent
$2392
$839
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$291
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3706
$2014
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
88
100
😀 Quality of life
93
78
🏙️ Population
488K
594K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 122% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 1221st and 5298th ($2331 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 243rd 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 1.9 months in Kawaguchi. Edinburgh ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kawaguchi ranked 37th in Japan, while ranked 77th and 939th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Edinburgh vs Kawaguchi

Prices for goods and services in Edinburgh and Kawaguchi are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Edinburgh Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.7
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.7
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.38
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$5.19
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1465
$524
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1087
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2613
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1964
$593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$256
$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.92%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6800
$6497
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4921
$3788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.6
$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$27.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.76
$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$8.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.33
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$4.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.73
$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.3
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$59.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.3
$18
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1708
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26404
$15104

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1784
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1782
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1862
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1852
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1656
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1854
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1585
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1902
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2121
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1906
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1645
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1707
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1490
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1588
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1655
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1848
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1975
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1803
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1827
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1771
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1573
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1964
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2053
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1415
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1540
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1430
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1450
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1727
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1873
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1496
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1819
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2265
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1892

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$979
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1089
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1073
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1048
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1074
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1056
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1011
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1046
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1072
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1084
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1066
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1070
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1013
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1084
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1038
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1088
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1005
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1102
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1039
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1145
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1154
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1097
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1042
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1049
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1115