Edinburgh vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5387
$2916
🏠 One person rent
$1269
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$2336
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3522
$1530
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
88
52
😀 Quality of life
94
67
🏙️ Population
488K
791K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 102% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 1491st and 5101st ($2140 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th 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 1.4 months in Niigata. Edinburgh ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Niigata ranked 581st in Japan, while ranked 34th and 3754th 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
$17.4
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.21
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.09
$2.81
☕ Cappuccino
$4.64
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1331
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$970
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2573
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1865
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$291
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.75%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6219
$2858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4199
$2642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.8
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$22.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.07
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$44.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1772
$83.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21911
$15118

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EdinburghNiigata

Cost of living

$349

$907

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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 Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1004
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1011
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1018
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1022
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1029
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1021
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1047
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1024
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1095
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1034
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1076
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1066
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1092
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1035
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$997
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1096
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1050
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1002
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1112
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$986
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$987
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1069
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$969
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1029
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$978
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$980
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1047
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1082
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1008
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$973
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1016
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1038
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1042
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$983
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$988
134 km or 84 mi Date
$985
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1065
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1052