Edinburgh vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$1769
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$4344
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$1037
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$1681
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$513
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$4085
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
88
67
😀 Quality of life
93
89
🏙️ Population
488K
633K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 16% more expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 1692nd and 2436th ($2043 vs $1769) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 1929th 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 Memphis. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Memphis ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 64th and 173rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Memphis

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Edinburgh Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$9.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$4.81
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$4.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$893
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$822
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$1585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$1364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$1361
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$4.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$7.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$130
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$1447
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$27049

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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 Memphis

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$1841
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$1834
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$2153
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$2138
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1830
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2151
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$1842
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$1867
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$2187
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1715
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1827
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$1972
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1785
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$2117
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1864
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1800
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1915
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1985
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$2038
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1650
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1875
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$2074
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1313
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$2030
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$2075
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1817
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1819
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1834
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1888
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1460
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1742
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$1968
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$2123
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$2045
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$1987
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2534
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1534
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1368
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1766
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2300