Edinburgh vs Liverpool - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Liverpool
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2295
$1942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5636
$4871
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$1024
🏘️ Family rent
$2398
$1737
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$603
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$3361
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
88
85
😀 Quality of life
92
93
🏙️ Population
488K
513K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 18% more expensive than in Liverpool. Cities ranked 1307th and 2196th ($2295 vs $1942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 138th in the United Kingdom.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.7 months in Liverpool. Ranked 11th vs 6th best cities to live in the United Kingdom, and 83rd vs 66th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Liverpool

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Edinburgh Liverpool
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.3
$23.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90
$97.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.34
$6.72
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1471
$1068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$733
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2686
$1882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1966
$1293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.86%
5.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6647
$3800
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$2653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.6
$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$8.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$2.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$22.4
$24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$80.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$87.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1749
$1857
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25458
$15989

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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 Liverpool

Distance City Cost of living
3.7 km or 2.3 mi Bootle
$1853
3.9 km or 2.4 mi Birkenhead
$1854
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Wallasey
$1677
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Bebington
$1860
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Crosby
$1831
16 km or 10 mi Formby
$1847
17 km or 10 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
17 km or 11 mi St Helens
$1682
19 km or 12 mi Widnes
$1885
21 km or 13 mi Runcorn
$1890
25 km or 16 mi Chester
$2035
26 km or 16 mi Southport
$1836
27 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 18 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Rhyl
$1736
36 km or 22 mi Chorley
$1832
36 km or 23 mi Lytham St Annes
$1796
41 km or 26 mi Wrexham
$1757
42 km or 26 mi Bolton
$1987
43 km or 27 mi Altrincham
$1945
43 km or 27 mi Preston
$1733
45 km or 28 mi Blackpool
$1669
45 km or 28 mi Sale
$1993
46 km or 29 mi Stretford
$2025
47 km or 29 mi Salford
$2043
50 km or 31 mi Blackburn
$1781
50 km or 31 mi Bury
$1784
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2348
51 km or 32 mi Crewe
$1694
56 km or 35 mi Droylsden
$1975
60 km or 37 mi Rochdale
$1838
60 km or 37 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
60 km or 37 mi Oldham
$1689
61 km or 38 mi Macclesfield
$1880
65 km or 40 mi Burnley
$1501
68 km or 43 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
71 km or 44 mi Lancaster
$1791
71 km or 44 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
73 km or 45 mi Morecambe
$1834
73 km or 46 mi Leek
$1827