Atlanta vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2641
$2310
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5926
$5713
🏠 One person rent
$1592
$1359
🏘️ Family rent
$2480
$2393
🍽️ Food expenses
$711
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5005
$3676
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
88
😀 Quality of life
91
95
🏙️ Population
499K
488K

The cost of living in Atlanta is 14% more expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 647th and 1247th ($2641 vs $2310) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 572nd and 32nd in the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Atlanta compared to 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Atlanta ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs Edinburgh ranked 5th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 179th and 59th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Edinburgh

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Atlanta Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.8
$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.03
$8.41
☕ Cappuccino
$5.17
$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.71
$2.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1682
$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1323
$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2780
$2488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2071
$1942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$300
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.6
$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
5.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2885
$6892
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2139
$4820
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.1
$88.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.37
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.22
$4.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$4.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.3
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$2.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.63
$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$3.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$159
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.7
$115
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1237
$1932
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26158
$23184

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2416
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2419
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2384
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2379
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2503
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2370
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2423
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2345
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2413
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2412
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2333
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2421
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2193
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2466
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2421
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2454
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2242
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2563
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$3016
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2298
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2478
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1902
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$2098
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2279
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2492
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2131
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2246
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2252
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$1982
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2362
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1891
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1879
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2186
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1824
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1600
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1820
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1925
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1910
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1948
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$1981

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1768
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1775
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1728
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1762
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1619
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1711
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1641
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1797
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1480
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1840
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2058
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1837
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1527
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1575
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1630
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1485
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1522
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1759
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1963
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1769
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1906
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1805
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1825
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1780
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1797
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1778
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1602
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$2079
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1761
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2021
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1460
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1507
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1429
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1431
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1638
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1840
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1484
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1839
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2205
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1808