Edinburgh vs Liverpool - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Edinburgh | Liverpool | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Edinburgh is 21% more expensive than in Liverpool. Cities ranked 1491st and 2461st ($2140 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 143rd in the United Kingdom.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.6 months in Liverpool. Ranked 3rd vs 23rd best cities to live in the United Kingdom, and 34th vs 132nd 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Edinburgh
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 18 km or 11 mi |  Kirkcaldy | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Livingston | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Dunfermline | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Alloa | |
| 49 km or 30 mi | Cumbernauld | |
| 49 km or 31 mi | Stirling | |
| 52 km or 32 mi | Perth | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Hamilton | |
| 59 km or 37 mi | Dundee | |
| 65 km or 40 mi | East Kilbride | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Glasgow | |
| 78 km or 48 mi | Paisley | |
| 89 km or 56 mi | Kilmarnock | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Greenock | |
| 99 km or 61 mi | Irvine | |
| 102 km or 63 mi | Dumfries | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | Ayr | |
| 120 km or 74 mi | Carlisle | |
| 147 km or 91 mi | Newcastle upon Tyne | |
| 149 km or 93 mi | Aberdeen | |
| 150 km or 93 mi | Gateshead | |
| 153 km or 95 mi | Tynemouth | |
| 153 km or 95 mi | Jarrow | |
| 154 km or 96 mi | South Shields | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | Washington | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | Whitehaven | |
| 164 km or 102 mi | Sunderland | |
| 166 km or 103 mi | Durham | |
| 173 km or 107 mi | Bishop Auckland | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Inverness | |
| 189 km or 117 mi | Hartlepool | |
| 189 km or 117 mi | Elgin | |
| 190 km or 118 mi | Darlington | |
| 194 km or 121 mi | Stockton-on-Tees | |
| 197 km or 123 mi | Middlesbrough | |
| 211 km or 131 mi | Morecambe | |
| 212 km or 132 mi | Bangor | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Lancaster | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Douglas | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Newtownabbey |
Cities near Liverpool
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 3.7 km or 2.3 mi | Bootle | |
| 3.9 km or 2.4 mi | Birkenhead | |
| 4.4 km or 2.7 mi | Wallasey | |
| 7.4 km or 4.6 mi | Bebington | |
| 8.2 km or 5.1 mi | Crosby | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Formby | |
| 17 km or 10 mi | Ellesmere Port | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | St Helens | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Widnes | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Runcorn | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Chester | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Southport | |
| 27 km or 16 mi | Warrington | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Wigan | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Rhyl | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Chorley | |
| 36 km or 23 mi | Lytham St Annes | |
| 41 km or 26 mi | Wrexham | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Bolton | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Altrincham | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Preston | |
| 45 km or 28 mi | Blackpool | |
| 45 km or 28 mi | Sale | |
| 46 km or 29 mi | Stretford | |
| 47 km or 29 mi | Salford | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | Blackburn | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | Bury | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Manchester | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Crewe | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Droylsden | |
| 60 km or 37 mi | Rochdale | |
| 60 km or 37 mi | Ashton-under-Lyne | |
| 60 km or 37 mi | Oldham | |
| 61 km or 38 mi | Macclesfield | |
| 65 km or 40 mi | Burnley | |
| 68 km or 43 mi | Newcastle-under-Lyme | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Lancaster | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Stoke-on-Trent | |
| 73 km or 45 mi | Morecambe | |
| 73 km or 46 mi | Leek |