Dallas vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2497
$2043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5860
$5104
🏠 One person rent
$1542
$1223
🏘️ Family rent
$2880
$2302
🍽️ Food expenses
$613
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5411
$3083
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
88
😀 Quality of life
91
93
🏙️ Population
1.3M
488K

The cost of living in Dallas is 22% more expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 689th and 1692nd ($2497 vs $2043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 620th and 46th 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 2.2 months in Dallas compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Dallas ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Edinburgh ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 116th and 64th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dallas Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.3
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.05
$6.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.09
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1586
$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1268
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$2456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2418
$1867
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4883
$6453
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2272
$4477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.3
$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.75
$17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.4
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.3
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$1620
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13468
$14724

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2267
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$1987
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2162
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2155
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2242
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2223
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2206
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2193
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2043
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2301
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2323
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2157
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2176
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$1992
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2021
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2241
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2283
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1807
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2516
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$1872
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2039
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2210
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2053
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$1804
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2059
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2235
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2204
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2017
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2338
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2306
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2275
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2467
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2107
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2384
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2199
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2139
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2236
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2084
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2200

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666