Edinburgh vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$627
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
88
78
😀 Quality of life
93
67
🏙️ Population
488K
12.6M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 304% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 1692nd and 8471st ($2043 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 64th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Edinburgh Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$2.43
🥤 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
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$4818

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617