Edinburgh vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2295
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5636
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$2398
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$1162
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
88
81
😀 Quality of life
92
74
🏙️ Population
488K
13.9M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 237% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1307th and 7400th ($2295 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 83rd 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 1.7 months in Tianjin. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 83rd and 2024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Tianjin

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Edinburgh Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.3
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.34
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1471
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2686
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1966
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.86%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6647
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.6
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$22.4
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1749
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25458
$16559

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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 Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546