Edinburgh vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$1455
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
88
100
😀 Quality of life
93
78
🏙️ Population
488K
24.9M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 72% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1692nd and 4461st ($2043 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th 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 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 64th and 558th 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
$17.3
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$28143

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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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740