Edinburgh vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2331
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5693
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$1375
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$2392
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3706
$983
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
88
65
😀 Quality of life
93
72
🏙️ Population
488K
12.7M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 198% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1221st and 6833rd ($2331 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 31st 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Edinburgh ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 77th and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Suzhou

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Edinburgh Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.7
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.7
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.38
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$5.19
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1465
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1087
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2613
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1964
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$256
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.92%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6800
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4921
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.6
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.76
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.33
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.73
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.3
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.3
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1708
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26404
$17664

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1784
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1782
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1862
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1852
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1656
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1854
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1585
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1902
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2121
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1906
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1645
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1707
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1490
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1588
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1655
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1848
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1975
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1803
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1827
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1771
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1573
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1964
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2053
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1415
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1540
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1430
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1450
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1727
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1873
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1496
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1819
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2265
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1892

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623