Edinburgh vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$1829
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$813
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
88
53
😀 Quality of life
93
53
🏙️ Population
488K
8.78M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 197% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 1692nd and 6882nd ($2043 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 102nd 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 64th and 6124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Quanzhou

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Edinburgh Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$1.32
 Cappuccino
$4.24
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$19406

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$676
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$851
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$721
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$675
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$719
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$664
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$667
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$678
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$890
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$995
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$746
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$791
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$857
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$860
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$588
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$917
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$725
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$799
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$913
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$863
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$655
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$952
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$744
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$812
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$721
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$643
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$787
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$645
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083