Edinburgh vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$833
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
88
98
😀 Quality of life
93
71
🏙️ Population
488K
12.3M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 216% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 1692nd and 7238th ($2043 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 185th 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 1.3 months in Wuhan. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Wuhan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 64th and 2438th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Wuhan

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Edinburgh Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$4486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$2439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$11975

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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 Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$620
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$650
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$685
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$661
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$605
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$697
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$647
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$669
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$586
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$624
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$643
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$602
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$589
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$629
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$647
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$639
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$590
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$604
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$664
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$609
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$604
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$574
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$671
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$601
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$574
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$580
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$702
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$558
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$687
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$624
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$538
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$708
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$651
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$574
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$599
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$575