Atlanta vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2628
$2295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6005
$5636
🏠 One person rent
$1574
$1360
🏘️ Family rent
$2484
$2398
🍽️ Food expenses
$713
$601
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5455
$3514
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
88
😀 Quality of life
90
92
🏙️ Population
499K
488K

The cost of living in Atlanta is 14% more expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 688th and 1307th ($2628 vs $2295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 604th and 38th 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 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Atlanta ranked 49th best city to live in the United States vs Edinburgh ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 199th and 83rd 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
$23.3
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.8
$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.3
$8.34
☕ Cappuccino
$5.39
$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1746
$1471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1275
$1081
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2981
$2686
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$1966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.8
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.25%
4.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3778
$6647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2636
$4795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.6
$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.03
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.37
$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.4
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.3
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$2.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$22.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.6
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$160
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.4
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1605
$1749
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22758
$25458

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2410
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2399
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2360
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2387
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2376
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2372
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2406
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2352
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2409
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2416
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2334
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2405
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2243
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2486
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2429
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2458
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2215
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2651
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$2968
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2289
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2494
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1920
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$2069
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2253
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2472
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2105
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2254
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2240
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$2003
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2233
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1922
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1771
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2187
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1993
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1602
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1852
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1967
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1955
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1930
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$2010

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1760
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1750
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1842
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1831
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1593
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1878
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2114
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1885
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1647
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1704
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1456
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1586
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1596
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1806
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1943
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1784
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1820
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1777
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1778
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1798
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1554
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1872
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2005
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1417
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1523
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1404
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1424
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1741
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1834
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1485
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1791
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2236
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1820