Edinburgh vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$1918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$4639
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$1108
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$1980
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$4464
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
88
61
😀 Quality of life
93
89
🏙️ Population
488K
633K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 7% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 1692nd and 1984th ($2043 vs $1918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 1684th 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 2.3 months in Louisville. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Louisville ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 64th and 164th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Louisville

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Edinburgh Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$9.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$5.03
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$1115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$2051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$1652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$3397
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$3039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$51.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$3.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$6.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$1246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$13578

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666

Cities near Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1507
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1659
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1709
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1898
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1733
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1933
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1812
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1447
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$1723
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1896
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1748
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1712
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2212
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1826
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$1907
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1702
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$1992
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1581
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1747
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$1938
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$1750
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$2034
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1651
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1889
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$1515
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1913
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1840
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1487
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1768
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$2032
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1906
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2129
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1725
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1844
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2019
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1486
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$2037
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1857
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1846
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$1988