Edinburgh vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2295
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5636
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$2398
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$1198
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
88
53
😀 Quality of life
92
73
🏙️ Population
488K
9.4M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 248% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1307th and 7558th ($2295 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 114th 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 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.8 months in Ningbo. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 83rd and 2343rd 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
$22.3
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.34
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1471
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2686
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1966
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.86%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6647
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.6
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$22.4
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1749
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25458
$15801

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1760
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1750
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1842
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1831
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1593
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1878
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2114
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1885
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1647
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1704
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1456
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1586
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1596
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1806
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1943
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1784
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1820
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1777
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1778
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1798
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1554
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1872
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2005
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1417
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1523
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1404
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1424
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1741
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1834
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1485
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1791
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2236
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1820

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538