Edinburgh vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$1249
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5387
$3397
🏠 One person rent
$1269
$545
🏘️ Family rent
$2336
$1197
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$414
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3522
$2537
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
88
99
😀 Quality of life
94
81
🏙️ Population
488K
1.54M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 71% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 1491st and 4340th ($2140 vs $1249) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 26th 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 Kawasaki. Edinburgh ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kawasaki ranked 13th in Japan, while ranked 34th and 497th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Kawasaki

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Edinburgh Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$6.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.21
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.09
$3.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.64
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1331
$584
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$970
$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2573
$1140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1865
$968
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$291
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.75%
1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6219
$6533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4199
$3250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.8
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$4.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$6.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$5.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$9.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.07
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1772
$543
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21911
$15204

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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 Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1335
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1124
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1138
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1039
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1150
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1099
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1090
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1136
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1012
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1065
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$960
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1122
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1023
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1103
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1143
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1077
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1080
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$908
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1125
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1089
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1098
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1042
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1111
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1124
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$948
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1109
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1231
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1116