Edinburgh vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Edinburgh	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2043	$2425
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5104	$5586
🏠 One person rent	$1223	$1502
🏘️ Family rent	$2302	$2692
🍽️ Food expenses	$520	$679
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$87.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3083	$4753
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	88	67
😀 Quality of life	93	74
🏙️ Population	488K	504K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 16% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 1692nd and 807th ($2043 vs $2425) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 730th 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 months in Mesa. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mesa ranked 293rd in the United States, while ranked 64th and 1211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Mesa

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	Edinburgh	Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.6	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.5	$5.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$5.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1312	$1575
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$1189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2456	$2507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1867	$2344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$279	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$88.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6453	$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4477	$2950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.53	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.8	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$3.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$5.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.98	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.94	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17	$9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.55	$8.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.04	$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$106	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1620	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14724	$10431

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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 Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2392
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2381
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2459
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2427
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2390
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$2339
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2405
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2414
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2485
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2428
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2315
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2347
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2324
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2379
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2105
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2275
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2244
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$2042
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2076
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2043
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$874
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1777
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2692
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2123
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1828
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$2008
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1941
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$953
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$865
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$881
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1886
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2687
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$1054