Edinburgh vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$949
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
88
70
😀 Quality of life
93
68
🏙️ Population
488K
12.7M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 100% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1692nd and 5170th ($2043 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 11th 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 Suzhou. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 64th and 3722nd 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
$17.3
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$4.6
 Cappuccino
$4.24
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$4.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$22097

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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 Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645