Edinburgh vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Edinburgh	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2295	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5636	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$1360	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$2398	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3514	$4482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	88	99
😀 Quality of life	92	93
🏙️ Population	488K	3.9M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 33% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 1307th and 62nd ($2295 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 47th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 83rd and 50th 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	$22.3	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.34	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1471	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2686	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1966	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$245	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.1	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.86%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6647	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4795	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.96	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.6	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.15	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.27	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1749	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25458	$23685

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000