Cost of living comparison
Edinburgh is 1.9% more expensive than Bristol.
If you lived in Edinburgh instead of Bristol, you would:
pay 3.2% more for restaurants
Bristol
|
Edinburgh
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.03
£14.98
|
$18.92
£14.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
£6.70
|
$9.96
£7.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
£1.88
|
$2.13
£1.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
£1.10
|
$1.51
£1.19
|
|
pay 13.7% more for groceries
Bristol
|
Edinburgh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
£1.16
|
$1.77
£1.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.83
£3.80
|
$5.56
£4.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.35
£4.21
|
$5.70
£4.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.12
£2.46
|
$3.73
£2.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.00
£3.15
|
$4.18
£3.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
£0.98
|
$1.27
£1.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.45
|
$0.60
£0.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
£1.21
|
$1.54
£1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.06
|
$2.42
£1.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
£0.60
|
$0.74
£0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
£0.48
|
$0.63
£0.49
|
|
pay 7.3% less for transportation
Bristol
|
Edinburgh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.14
£5.62
|
$7.12
£5.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$106.32
£83.69
|
$78.20
£61.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,887.38
£28,246.67
|
$35,673.52
£28,078.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.59
£15.42
|
$19.20
£15.11
|
|
pay 1.4% less for housing
Bristol
|
Edinburgh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.24
£32.46
|
$40.66
£32.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,738.07
£1,368.02
|
$1,585.53
£1,247.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,232.83
£970.35
|
$1,135.10
£893.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.27
£174.95
|
$249.94
£196.73
|
|
pay 20.8% less for childcare
Bristol
|
Edinburgh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,747.29
£1,375.28
|
$1,602.59
£1,261.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,013.30
£17,326.49
|
$14,693.18
£11,564.88
|
|
pay 4.1% more for entertainment and sports
Bristol
|
Edinburgh
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.34
£4.99
|
$6.31
£4.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.38
£3.45
|
$4.31
£3.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$19.03
£14.98
|
$17.66
£13.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.16
£30.03
|
$45.45
£35.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.42
£8.99
|
$12.61
£9.93
|
|
pay 22.1% more for clothing
Bristol
|
Edinburgh
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.65
£62.69
|
$110.22
£86.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.54
£27.19
|
$47.61
£37.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.60
£76.82
|
$102.03
£80.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.03
£82.67
|
$113.37
£89.23
|
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