Edinburgh vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Edinburgh	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2246	$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5663	$7653
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$2459	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$714
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3703	$5275
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	88	99
😀 Quality of life	94	94
🏙️ Population	488K	3.9M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 30% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 1263rd and 72nd ($2246 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 59th 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 40th and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Los Angeles

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	Edinburgh	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.67	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1425	$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2692	$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$294	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.9	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.85%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7033	$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4677	$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.9	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.5	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.38	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.9	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$119	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1775	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23136	$28613

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1704
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1744
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1724
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1710
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1767
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1625
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1647
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1793
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1818
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2013
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1793
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1470
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1599
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1573
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1390
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1420
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1847
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1701
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1800
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1712
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1734
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1706
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1688
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1571
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1602
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1640
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$1830
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1424
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1459
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1364
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1467
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1528
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1783
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1467
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1763
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$1989
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754