Edinburgh vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5387
$1661
🏠 One person rent
$1269
$209
🏘️ Family rent
$2336
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3522
$709
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
88
24
😀 Quality of life
94
39
🏙️ Population
488K
6.56M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 262% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1491st and 7740th ($2140 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 263rd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Edinburgh ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 34th and 7044th 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
$17.4
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.21
$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.09
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$4.64
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1331
$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$970
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2573
$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1865
$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$291
$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.75%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6219
$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4199
$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.8
$3.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.07
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1772
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21911
$11393

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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 Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$536
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$553
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$579
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$609
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$590
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$579
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$582
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$570
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$586
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$575
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$577
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$480
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$563
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$539
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$724
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$552
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$573
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$577
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$522
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$533
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$596
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$755
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$549
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$590
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$758
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$569
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$556
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$564
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$589
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$600
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$561
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$591
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$591
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$761
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$579
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$602
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$575
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$600