Edinburgh vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5387
$2900
🏠 One person rent
$1269
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$2336
$1081
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3522
$2064
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
88
100
😀 Quality of life
94
78
🏙️ Population
488K
594K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 98% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 1491st and 4951st ($2140 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 211th 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 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kawaguchi ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 34th and 653rd 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
$17.4
$3.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.21
$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.09
$3.21
☕ Cappuccino
$4.64
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1331
$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$970
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2573
$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1865
$804
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$291
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.75%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6219
$6608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4199
$3750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$2.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.8
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$9.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$5.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.07
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1772
$476
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21911
$14573

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1610
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1608
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1692
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1649
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1475
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1604
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1500
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1699
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1482
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1763
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2011
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1765
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1480
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1601
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1551
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1246
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1404
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1567
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1726
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1614
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1705
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1638
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1651
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1628
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1637
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1732
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1510
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1707
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1592
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1722
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1328
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1393
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1288
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1377
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1500
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1714
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1382
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1629
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1968
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1692

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$1041
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$1033
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1104
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1196
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1071
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1164
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1098
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1088
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1066
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1607
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1107
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1089
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1088
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1164
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1084
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1088
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1111
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1111
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1101
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1045
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1125
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1080
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1117
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1094
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1086
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1124
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1099
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1079
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1079
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1124