Cost of living comparison
Edinburgh is 74.5% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Edinburgh instead of Spain, you would:
pay 13.8% more for restaurants
Spain
|
Edinburgh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.33
|
$18.92
£14.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.29
|
$9.96
£7.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.91
|
$2.13
£1.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.41
|
$1.51
£1.16
|
|
pay 31.6% more for groceries
Spain
|
Edinburgh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
$1.77
£1.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.74
|
$5.56
£4.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.88
|
$5.70
£4.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.34
|
$3.73
£2.88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.02
|
$4.18
£3.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$1.27
£0.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.60
£0.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.54
£1.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$2.42
£1.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.61
|
$0.74
£0.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.63
£0.49
|
|
pay 42.2% more for transportation
Spain
|
Edinburgh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€6.05
|
$7.12
£5.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€32.82
|
$78.20
£60.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€31,164.30
|
$35,673.52
£27,523.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.32
|
$19.20
£14.81
|
|
pay 79.2% more for housing
Spain
|
Edinburgh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€31.30
|
$40.66
£31.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€767.02
|
$1,585.53
£1,223.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€615.99
|
$1,135.10
£875.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€98.76
|
$249.94
£192.84
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Spain
|
Edinburgh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€352.89
|
$1,602.59
£1,236.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,861.08
|
$14,693.18
£11,336.45
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Edinburgh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.55
|
$6.31
£4.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.78
|
$4.31
£3.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.16
|
$17.66
£13.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€39.84
|
$45.45
£35.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.84
|
$12.61
£9.73
|
|
pay 40.3% more for clothing
Spain
|
Edinburgh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€67.66
|
$110.22
£85.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€29.13
|
$47.61
£36.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€69.53
|
$102.03
£78.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€85.15
|
$113.37
£87.47
|
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