Cost of living comparison
China is 39.3% cheaper than Edinburgh.
If you lived in China instead of Edinburgh, you would:
pay 66.8% less for restaurants
Edinburgh
|
China
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.63
£14.88
|
$3.33
CN¥24.06
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
£5.95
|
$5.25
CN¥37.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
£1.69
|
$0.50
CN¥3.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
£1.16
|
$0.30
CN¥2.19
|
|
pay 3.7% less for groceries
Edinburgh
|
China
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
£1.05
|
$1.68
CN¥12.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.87
£3.09
|
$6.22
CN¥44.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
£3.63
|
$7.41
CN¥53.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
£2.00
|
$1.75
CN¥12.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
£2.60
|
$1.80
CN¥12.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.87
|
$0.88
CN¥6.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.40
|
$0.63
CN¥4.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$0.74
CN¥5.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.89
|
$0.57
CN¥4.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
£0.37
|
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
|
pay 50.9% less for transportation
Edinburgh
|
China
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.56
£6.03
|
$4.64
CN¥33.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$74.53
£59.51
|
$21.41
CN¥154.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,463.05
£20,331.41
|
$21,385.50
CN¥154,546.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.55
£14.81
|
$4.14
CN¥29.94
|
|
pay 69.7% less for housing
Edinburgh
|
China
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.05
£27.99
|
$14.28
CN¥103.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,259.44
£1,005.62
|
$401.04
CN¥2,898.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.07
£749.02
|
$247.64
CN¥1,789.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.30
£142.37
|
$39.51
CN¥285.55
|
|
pay 16.4% less for childcare
Edinburgh
|
China
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,322.54
£1,056.00
|
$456.56
CN¥3,299.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,752.23
£10,182.23
|
$16,918.49
CN¥122,264.88
|
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pay 42.6% less for entertainment and sports
Edinburgh
|
China
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.21
£4.96
|
$1.15
CN¥8.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
£3.09
|
$3.48
CN¥25.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.91
£11.90
|
$3.40
CN¥24.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.51
£32.34
|
$42.27
CN¥305.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.42
£9.92
|
$6.35
CN¥45.92
|
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pay 25.0% less for clothing
Edinburgh
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China
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.95
£69.42
|
$51.26
CN¥370.47
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.02
£37.55
|
$33.18
CN¥239.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.50
£70.66
|
$80.69
CN¥583.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.61
£77.14
|
$76.44
CN¥552.39
|
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