Edinburgh vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2295
$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5636
$4959
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$1226
🏘️ Family rent
$2398
$2124
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$547
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$3456
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
88
93
😀 Quality of life
92
94
🏙️ Population
488K
626K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 9% more expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 1307th and 1708th ($2295 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 86th in the United Kingdom.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.6 months in Glasgow. Ranked 11th vs 3rd best cities to live in the United Kingdom, and 83rd vs 39th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Glasgow

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Edinburgh Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.3
$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90
$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.34
$6.4
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1471
$1185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2686
$2085
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1966
$1681
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$320
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.86%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6647
$4105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$3087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.6
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$22.4
$23.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$135
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1749
$928
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25458
$21435

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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

Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1878
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1885
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1831
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1647
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1835
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1704
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1842
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1760
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1586
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1750
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2295
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1640
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1456
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1593
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1596
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1798
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1485
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1820
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1878
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2005
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1923
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2236
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1806
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1943
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1820
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1784
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1777
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1778
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1523
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1872
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1554
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1646
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1834
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1791
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1404