Edinburgh vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2310
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5713
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$1359
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$2393
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3676
$931
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
88
100
😀 Quality of life
95
77
🏙️ Population
488K
24.9M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 105% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1247th and 4879th ($2310 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 5th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 59th and 1383rd 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
$21.6
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.8
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.41
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$5.01
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.68
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1388
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1053
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2488
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1942
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$300
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.08%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6892
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4820
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.4
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.7
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.63
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.9
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.26
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.5
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$115
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1932
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23184
$27624

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1768
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1775
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1728
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1762
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1619
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1711
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1641
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1797
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1480
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1840
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2058
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1837
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1527
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1575
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1630
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1485
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1522
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1759
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1963
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1769
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1906
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1805
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1825
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1780
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1797
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1778
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1602
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$2079
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1761
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2021
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1460
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1507
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1429
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1431
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1638
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1840
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1484
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1839
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2205
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1808

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753