Edinburgh vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2331
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5693
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$1375
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$2392
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3706
$892
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
88
53
😀 Quality of life
93
71
🏙️ Population
488K
9.4M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 247% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1221st and 7431st ($2331 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 80th in the United Kingdom and China, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.3 months in Ningbo. Edinburgh ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 77th and 3738th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Ningbo

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Edinburgh Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.7
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.7
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.38
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$5.19
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1465
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1087
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2613
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1964
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$256
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.92%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6800
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4921
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.6
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.76
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.33
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.73
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.3
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.3
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1708
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26404
$15051

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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 Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525