Edinburgh vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Edinburgh	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2295	$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5636	$1684
🏠 One person rent	$1360	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$2398	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3514	$827
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	88	21
😀 Quality of life	92	46
🏙️ Population	488K	6.56M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 279% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1307th and 7943rd ($2295 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 83rd and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Shaoyang

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	Edinburgh	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.3	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.34	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1471	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2686	$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1966	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$245	$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.1	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.86%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6647	$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4795	$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.96	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.6	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.15	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.27	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1749	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25458	$13867

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1794
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1760
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1750
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1842
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1611
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1835
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1640
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1831
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1593
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1878
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2114
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1885
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1600
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1647
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1704
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1456
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1586
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1596
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1979
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1806
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1943
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1784
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1820
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1777
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1778
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1554
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1872
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1742
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$2005
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1417
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1523
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1404
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1424
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1741
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1834
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1485
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1791
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$2236
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$569
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$589
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$648
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$602
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$560
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$593
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$518
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$586
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$589
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$622
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$518
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$571
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$560
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$739
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$593
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$609
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$528
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$535
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$608
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$766
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$565
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$610
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$778
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$570
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$793
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$592
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$600
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$632
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$556
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$623
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$600
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$758
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$601
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$582
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$619