Cost of living comparison
compared to
Edinburgh vs. Turku Cost of Living Summary
Edinburgh is 40.7% more expensive than Turku.
Edinburgh vs. Turku Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Edinburgh instead of Turku, you would:
pay 12.1% more for restaurants
|
Turku
|
Edinburgh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.49
|
$23.79
£17.96
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.32
€10.99
|
$10.51
£7.94
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.86
€2.55
|
$2.44
£1.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
€1.71
|
$2.20
£1.66
|
|
Turku vs. Edinburgh - Cost of restaurants
pay 5.0% more for groceries
|
Turku
|
Edinburgh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.24
|
$2.32
£1.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
€3.46
|
$4.60
£3.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
€5.26
|
$6.52
£4.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.69
€3.29
|
$5.04
£3.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.65
€5.93
|
$4.24
£3.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.11
|
$1.36
£1.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.89
|
$0.87
£0.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.91
|
$1.51
£1.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.99
€1.77
|
$1.64
£1.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.58
|
$0.92
£0.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.64
|
$0.71
£0.53
|
|
Turku vs. Edinburgh - Cost of groceries
pay 8.1% more for transportation
|
Turku
|
Edinburgh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.81
€7.86
|
$7.96
£6.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.82
€56.97
|
$96.46
£72.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,622.07
€32,689.52
|
$38,182.92
£28,835.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.60
€18.39
|
$20.09
£15.17
|
|
Turku vs. Edinburgh - Cost of transportation
pay 97.1% more for housing
|
Turku
|
Edinburgh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.11
€19.74
|
$42.37
£32.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$803.41
€717.14
|
$1,603.85
£1,211.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$654.86
€584.54
|
$1,179.13
£890.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.68
€90.76
|
$248.86
£187.94
|
|
Turku vs. Edinburgh - Cost of housing
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
|
Turku
|
Edinburgh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.73
€277.36
|
$1,774.03
£1,339.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,278.28
€6,496.72
|
$25,173.70
£19,011.21
|
|
Turku vs. Edinburgh - Cost of childcare
pay 5.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turku
|
Edinburgh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.57
€8.55
|
$7.93
£5.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
€4.28
|
$5.10
£3.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.44
€11.99
|
$23.46
£17.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€38.48
|
$44.82
£33.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$21.27
€18.99
|
$14.54
£10.98
|
|
Turku vs. Edinburgh - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 1.5% more for clothing
|
Turku
|
Edinburgh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.87
€83.79
|
$81.16
£61.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.39
€38.73
|
$49.62
£37.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.64
€91.62
|
$106.48
£80.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.97
€99.95
|
$116.01
£87.61
|
|
Turku vs. Edinburgh - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
Change currency:
Compare further: Turku vs. Edinburgh
Compare countries by overall cost of living
See the
cost of living in Finland vs. United Kingdom.
This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Finland and United Kingdom.
Help us improve these prices
MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate.
Learn more
Ask the Elsewhere Community
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Edinburgh or Turku. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.