Cost of Living & Income: Chengdu vs Edinburgh

ℹ️ About the data: the figures for Chengdu and Edinburgh are averages compiled from millions of user-contributed income and living-cost entries worldwide over the last 12 months (updated July 2026), converted to Chinese yuan (CNY, ¥). Green 🟢 marks a higher income or a lower price. Source: NUMBEO, which is widely cited by international media; the Seapoe team compiled, translated and processed the data.

Income comparison

MetricChengduEdinburghChengdu vs Edinburgh
💰 Average monthly net salary¥8,523¥24,301Edinburgh earns 2.9× the salary in Chengdu

Daily expenses

MetricChengduEdinburghChengdu vs Edinburgh
🍜 Meal, inexpensive restaurant¥18¥163Edinburgh costs 9.08× the price in Chengdu
🍝 Meal for two, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)¥148¥727Edinburgh costs 4.93× the price in Chengdu
🍔 McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent)¥35¥70Edinburgh costs 1.99× the price in Chengdu
💧 Utilities, 85 m² apartment (monthly)¥276.8¥2,626.7Edinburgh costs 9.49× the price in Chengdu
💻 Broadband internet, 60 Mbps+ (monthly)¥84.9¥290.6Edinburgh costs 3.42× the price in Chengdu
📱 Mobile plan, calls + 10 GB+ data (monthly)¥64.6¥116.9Edinburgh costs 1.81× the price in Chengdu
💪 Gym membership (monthly)¥181.8¥321.7Edinburgh costs 1.77× the price in Chengdu
🎬 Cinema ticket, international release¥40.0¥95.4Edinburgh costs 2.38× the price in Chengdu
⛽ Petrol (1 litre)¥8.4¥14.0Edinburgh costs 1.67× the price in Chengdu

Supermarket prices

MetricChengduEdinburghChengdu vs Edinburgh
🥩 Beef round (1 kg)¥75.3¥106.6Edinburgh costs 1.42× the price in Chengdu
🥚 Eggs (12)¥10.6¥34.5Edinburgh costs 3.27× the price in Chengdu
🥛 Milk (1 litre)¥12.5¥12.1Chengdu costs 1.03× the price in Edinburgh
🍞 Bread (500 g)¥11.3¥16.0Edinburgh costs 1.41× the price in Chengdu
🍏 Apples (1 kg)¥12.3¥20.2Edinburgh costs 1.64× the price in Chengdu
🥔 Potatoes (1 kg)¥4.8¥13.8Edinburgh costs 2.86× the price in Chengdu
🍅 Tomatoes (1 kg)¥8.2¥24.8Edinburgh costs 3.02× the price in Chengdu
🍺 Domestic beer (500 ml)¥5.4¥20.0Edinburgh costs 3.71× the price in Chengdu
🍷 Wine, mid-range bottle¥37.5¥75.6Edinburgh costs 2.01× the price in Chengdu

Rent & property prices

MetricChengduEdinburghChengdu vs Edinburgh
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥3,157¥11,056Edinburgh costs 3.50× the price in Chengdu
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥1,740¥8,295Edinburgh costs 4.77× the price in Chengdu
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥5,711¥19,262Edinburgh costs 3.37× the price in Chengdu
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥3,595¥14,392Edinburgh costs 4.00× the price in Chengdu
🏡 Apartment price per m², city centre¥25,294¥45,168Edinburgh costs 1.79× the price in Chengdu
🏡 Apartment price per m², outside centre¥13,037¥31,608Edinburgh costs 2.42× the price in Chengdu