Edinburgh vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2246
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5663
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$1326
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$2459
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3703
$1012
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
88
90
😀 Quality of life
94
71
🏙️ Population
488K
13.9M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 216% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1263rd and 6862nd ($2246 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 81st 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 40th and 2285th 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
$18.6
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.44
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$4.67
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.34
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2692
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1980
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$294
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7033
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4677
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.63
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.9
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.38
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.9
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.9
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$119
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1775
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23136
$16590

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1744
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1724
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1710
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1625
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1647
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1793
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1545
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1818
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2013
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1793
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1599
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1573
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1390
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1420
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1701
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1800
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1712
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1734
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1706
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1828
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1571
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1602
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1640
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1830
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1424
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1459
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1364
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1467
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1528
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1783
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1467
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1763
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1989
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1767

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618