Edinburgh vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2246
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5663
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$1326
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$2459
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3703
$1905
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
88
100
😀 Quality of life
94
79
🏙️ Population
488K
24.9M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 98% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1263rd and 4780th ($2246 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 6th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 40th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Shanghai

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Edinburgh Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.44
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$4.67
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.34
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2692
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1980
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$294
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7033
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4677
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.63
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.9
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.38
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.9
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.9
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$119
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1775
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23136
$31401

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1744
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1724
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1710
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1625
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1647
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1793
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1545
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1818
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2013
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1793
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1599
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1573
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1390
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1420
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1701
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1800
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1712
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1734
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1706
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1828
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1571
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1602
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1640
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1830
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1424
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1459
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1364
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1467
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1528
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1783
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1467
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1763
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1989
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1767

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774