Edinburgh vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2295
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5636
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$2398
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$902
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
88
68
😀 Quality of life
92
70
🏙️ Population
488K
12.6M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 339% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 1307th and 8548th ($2295 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 485th 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 Zhengzhou. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 83rd and 3567th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Zhengzhou

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Edinburgh Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.3
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.34
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1471
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2686
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1966
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.86%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6647
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.6
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$22.4
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1749
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25458
$21955

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567