Edinburgh vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2246
$1775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5663
$4161
🏠 One person rent
$1326
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$2459
$1821
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3703
$3710
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
88
35
😀 Quality of life
94
80
🏙️ Population
488K
679K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 27% more expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 1263rd and 2613th ($2246 vs $1775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1951st in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 2.1 months in El Paso. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs El Paso ranked 134th in the United States, while ranked 40th and 532nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs El Paso

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Edinburgh El Paso
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$61.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.44
$3.72
 Cappuccino
$4.67
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.34
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$945
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$749
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2692
$1654
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1980
$1491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$294
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7033
$1759
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4677
$1755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.63
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.9
$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$12.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$3.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.38
$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$9.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$7.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$4.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$5.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.9
$6.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$6.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.9
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$119
$36.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1775
$671
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23136
$7468

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1744
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1724
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1710
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1625
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1647
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1793
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1545
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1818
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2013
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1793
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1599
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1573
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1390
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1420
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1701
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1800
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1712
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1734
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1706
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1828
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1571
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1602
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1640
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1830
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1424
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1459
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1364
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1467
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1528
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1783
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1467
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1763
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1989
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1767

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2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$974
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$1834
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1613
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1636
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$813
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1805
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1847
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$778
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1834
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$854
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1665
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$2111
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$803
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$2099
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2230
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$792
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$1682
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$1954
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$1986
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2026
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1629
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$786
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2040
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2016
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$2067
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2052
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2618
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2176
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1715
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$2003
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2324
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2342
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2313
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$2338
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$1896
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$854
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2398
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2372
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2414
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2352