Edinburgh vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2295
$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5636
$5497
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$1452
🏘️ Family rent
$2398
$2508
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$3236
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
88
90
😀 Quality of life
92
92
🏙️ Population
488K
548K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 2% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 1307th and 1193rd ($2295 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 30th in the United Kingdom.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Ranked 11th vs 12th best cities to live in the United Kingdom, and 83rd vs 84th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Manchester

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Edinburgh Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.3
$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90
$93.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.34
$7.78
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1471
$1619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2686
$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1966
$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.86%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6647
$4975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$4650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.6
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$22.4
$23.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$9.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1749
$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25458
$20557

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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 Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831