Cost of living comparison
London is 34.6% more expensive than Edinburgh.
If you lived in London instead of Edinburgh, you would:
pay 16.3% more for restaurants
Edinburgh
|
London
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.63
£14.92
|
$21.12
£16.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
£5.97
|
$9.10
£7.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
£1.69
|
$2.30
£1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
£1.16
|
$1.75
£1.40
|
|
pay 23.6% more for groceries
Edinburgh
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
£1.05
|
$1.57
£1.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.87
£3.10
|
$4.08
£3.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
£3.64
|
$5.80
£4.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
£2.01
|
$3.53
£2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
£2.61
|
$3.80
£3.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.88
|
$1.20
£0.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.40
|
$0.71
£0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$1.16
£0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.89
|
$1.47
£1.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
£0.37
|
$0.66
£0.52
|
|
pay 55.2% more for transportation
Edinburgh
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.56
£6.05
|
$8.25
£6.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$74.53
£59.68
|
$198.74
£159.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,463.05
£20,390.03
|
$31,052.51
£24,865.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.55
£14.85
|
$22.83
£18.28
|
|
pay 64.4% more for housing
Edinburgh
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.05
£28.07
|
$36.24
£29.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,259.44
£1,008.52
|
$2,575.57
£2,062.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.07
£751.18
|
$1,776.05
£1,422.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.30
£142.78
|
$286.24
£229.21
|
|
pay 56.4% more for childcare
Edinburgh
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,322.54
£1,059.05
|
$1,945.82
£1,558.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,752.23
£10,211.59
|
$21,135.46
£16,924.63
|
|
pay 19.6% more for entertainment and sports
Edinburgh
|
London
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.21
£4.97
|
$7.45
£5.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
£3.10
|
$4.25
£3.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.91
£11.94
|
$16.15
£12.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.51
£32.44
|
$56.73
£45.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.42
£9.95
|
$14.91
£11.94
|
|
pay 6.5% more for clothing
Edinburgh
|
London
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.95
£69.62
|
$92.70
£74.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.02
£37.65
|
$42.71
£34.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.50
£70.87
|
$92.09
£73.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.61
£77.36
|
$120.19
£96.24
|
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