Edinburgh vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2331
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5693
$2607
🏠 One person rent
$1375
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$2392
$695
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3706
$1617
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
88
54
😀 Quality of life
93
74
🏙️ Population
488K
791K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 128% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 1221st and 5487th ($2331 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 361st 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 1.6 months in Niigata. Edinburgh ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Niigata ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 77th and 2415th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Niigata

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Edinburgh Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.7
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.7
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.38
$3.67
☕ Cappuccino
$5.19
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1465
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1087
$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2613
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1964
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$256
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.92%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6800
$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4921
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.6
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.76
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.33
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.73
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.3
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.3
$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1708
$65.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26404
$16483

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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 Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$984
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$999
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1011
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1016
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1024
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1015
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1056
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1023
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1099
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1037
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1072
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1060
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1083
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1018
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$975
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1085
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1031
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$968
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1100
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$954
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1058
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$941
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1022
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$948
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$958
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1035
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1058
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$942
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$948
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$983
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1035
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1041
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$958
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$969
134 km or 84 mi Date
$926
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1045
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1032