Edinburgh vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Edinburgh	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2043	$980
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5104	$2488
🏠 One person rent	$1223	$366
🏘️ Family rent	$2302	$723
🍽️ Food expenses	$520	$339
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3083	$1735
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	88	53
😀 Quality of life	93	85
🏙️ Population	488K	686K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 109% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 1692nd and 5464th ($2043 vs $980) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 474th in the United Kingdom and Japan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.8 months in Shizuoka. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shizuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 64th and 290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Shizuoka

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	Edinburgh	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.6	$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.5	$3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1312	$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2456	$709
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1867	$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$77.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$279	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6453	$2516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4477	$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.53	$1.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.8	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.98	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$5.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.94	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$9.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17	$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.55	$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.04	$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$72
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$106	$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$51.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1620	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14724	$8605

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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 Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$932
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$936
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$952
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$954
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$960
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1035
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1005
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$962
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$961
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$964
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1041
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$963
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1032
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1027
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1030
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1035
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1029
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1039
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1034
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$966
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1021
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1047
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1047
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1048
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1033
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1036
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1052
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1039
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1053
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1050
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1054
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1061
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1080
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1063
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1032
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1088
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$989
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1043
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$941
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1052