Edinburgh vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2310
$2851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5713
$6397
🏠 One person rent
$1359
$1879
🏘️ Family rent
$2393
$3145
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$664
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3676
$4411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
88
94
😀 Quality of life
95
78
🏙️ Population
488K
467K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 19% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 1247th and 327th ($2310 vs $2851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 273rd 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 1.5 months in Long Beach. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Long Beach ranked 271st in the United States, while ranked 59th and 982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Long Beach

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Edinburgh Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.6
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.8
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.41
$7.12
☕ Cappuccino
$5.01
$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.68
$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1388
$1954
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1053
$1662
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2488
$3174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1942
$2872
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$300
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$56.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.08%
6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6892
$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4820
$6937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.4
$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.7
$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.63
$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$16.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.9
$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$8.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.26
$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$95.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.5
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$115
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1932
$1674
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23184
$19997

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1768
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1775
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1728
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1762
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1619
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1711
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1641
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1797
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1480
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1840
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2058
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1837
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1527
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1575
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1630
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1485
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1522
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1759
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1963
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1769
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1906
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1805
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1825
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1780
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1797
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1778
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1602
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$2079
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1761
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2021
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1460
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1507
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1429
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1431
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1638
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1840
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1484
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1839
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2205
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1808

Cities near Long Beach

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2927
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2903
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2717
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$3058
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2856
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2725
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2731
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3121
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2793
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$3688
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2651
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$3004
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2807
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2682
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2917
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2854
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3658
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2762
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3122
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2650
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3221
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2803
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$2970
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2899
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2764
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2728
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2774
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2844
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3157
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2780
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3191
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2803
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2786
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$2947
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2769
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2758
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2788
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$3008
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2739
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$2821