Edinburgh vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5387
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$1269
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$2336
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3522
$1611
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
88
99
😀 Quality of life
94
77
🏙️ Population
488K
1.33M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 79% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1491st and 4495th ($2140 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 42nd 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 1.3 months in Saitama. Edinburgh ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 34th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Saitama

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Edinburgh Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.21
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.09
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$4.64
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1331
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$970
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2573
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1865
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$291
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.75%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6219
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4199
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.8
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.07
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1772
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21911
$14676

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125