Edinburgh vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2295
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5636
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$2398
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$938
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
88
95
😀 Quality of life
92
76
🏙️ Population
488K
17.5M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 131% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1307th and 5618th ($2295 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 83rd and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Shenzhen

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Edinburgh Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.3
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.34
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1471
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2686
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1966
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.86%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6647
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.6
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$22.4
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1749
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25458
$21140

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648