Edinburgh vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2246
$1862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5663
$4532
🏠 One person rent
$1326
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$2459
$1976
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$555
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3703
$4332
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
88
61
😀 Quality of life
94
87
🏙️ Population
488K
246K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 21% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 1263rd and 2276th ($2246 vs $1862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1806th 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 2.3 months in Louisville. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Louisville ranked 68th in the United States, while ranked 40th and 251st 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
$18.6
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$67.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.44
$5.34
 Cappuccino
$4.67
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.34
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$1155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2692
$2035
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1980
$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$294
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7033
$3349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4677
$3026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.63
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.9
$48.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$16.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.38
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$4.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.9
$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.9
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$119
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1775
$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23136
$13601

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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 Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1724
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1840
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1896
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1888
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1759
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1911
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1703
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1451
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$1784
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1900
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1786
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1784
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2092
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1921
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2124
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1651
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$1975
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1549
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1775
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2464
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$1912
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1978
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1788
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1896
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$1746
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1877
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1837
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1317
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1764
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$1927
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1929
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2187
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1780
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1852
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$1999
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1436
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1745
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1856
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1822
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$1954