Edinburgh vs Las Vegas - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Las Vegas
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$2408
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$5450
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$1488
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$2578
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$616
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$4133
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
88
51
😀 Quality of life
93
87
🏙️ Population
488K
642K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 15% less expensive than in Las Vegas. Cities ranked 1692nd and 829th ($2043 vs $2408) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 751st 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 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.7 months in Las Vegas. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Las Vegas ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 64th and 225th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Las Vegas

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Edinburgh Las Vegas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$4.98
 Cappuccino
$4.24
$5.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$1363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$1263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$2630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$2225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$76.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
6.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$3075
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$2498
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$3.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$65.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$22.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$5.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$9.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$5.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$4.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$79.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$890
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$8996

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi North Las Vegas
$2357
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Paradise
$2417
16 km or 10 mi Enterprise
$2429
18 km or 11 mi Summerlin South
$2354
21 km or 13 mi Henderson
$2683
78 km or 48 mi Pahrump
$2365
127 km or 79 mi Bullhead
$1886
147 km or 91 mi Kingman
$2008
174 km or 108 mi St. George
$2120
181 km or 112 mi Washington
$2127
202 km or 125 mi Lake Havasu
$2123
221 km or 137 mi Barstow
$2610
236 km or 146 mi Ridgecrest
$2694
241 km or 150 mi Twentynine Palms
$2611
249 km or 155 mi Cedar
$2090
254 km or 158 mi Yucca Valley
$2579
263 km or 163 mi Apple Valley
$2538
266 km or 165 mi Victorville
$2386
273 km or 169 mi Adelanto
$2656
275 km or 171 mi Desert Hot Springs
$2535
277 km or 172 mi Hesperia
$2543
289 km or 179 mi Cathedral
$2481
289 km or 180 mi Blythe
$2692
290 km or 180 mi Palm Springs
$2522
290 km or 180 mi Indio
$2565
292 km or 181 mi Coachella
$2697
294 km or 183 mi Palm Desert
$2567
294 km or 183 mi Yucaipa
$2543
295 km or 183 mi Highland
$2642
296 km or 184 mi Banning
$2189
297 km or 184 mi La Quinta
$2576
299 km or 186 mi San Bernardino
$2025
299 km or 186 mi Redlands
$2933
300 km or 186 mi Beaumont
$2378
303 km or 188 mi Prescott
$2275
304 km or 189 mi Loma Linda
$2688
305 km or 190 mi Colton
$3122
306 km or 190 mi Rialto
$2553
310 km or 192 mi Prescott Valley
$2244
312 km or 194 mi Moreno Valley
$2624