Edinburgh vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2295
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5636
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$813
🏘️ Family rent
$2398
$1422
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$448
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$2429
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
88
100
😀 Quality of life
92
96
🏙️ Population
488K
14.3M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 37% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 1307th and 3273rd ($2295 vs $1679) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Tokyo. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 83rd and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Tokyo

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Edinburgh Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.3
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.34
$3.71
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1471
$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2686
$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1966
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.86%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6647
$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.6
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$22.4
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1749
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25458
$17493

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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 Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1144
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$985
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1128
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1086
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1087
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1075
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1004
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1105
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1055
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1037
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1033
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1038
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1009
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1107
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1094
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1006