Edinburgh vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edinburgh	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2331	$3212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5693	$7752
🏠 One person rent	$1375	$2040
🏘️ Family rent	$2392	$3618
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$832
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$5293
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	88	97
😀 Quality of life	93	93
🏙️ Population	488K	441K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 27% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 1221st and 124th ($2331 vs $3212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 86th 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 1.6 months in Oakland. Edinburgh ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Oakland ranked 10th in the United States, while ranked 77th and 65th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Oakland

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	Edinburgh	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.7	$25.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.38	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$5.19	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$3.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1465	$1880
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1087	$1835
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2613	$3381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1964	$3346
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$256	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.9	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.92%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6800	$7626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4921	$6332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$3.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.6	$84.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.5	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$4.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$7.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.76	$6.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$6.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$6.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$4.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$2.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.33	$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.3	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$5.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$180
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.3	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$105	$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1708	$2824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26404	$20916

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1821
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1784
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1782
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1862
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1652
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1852
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1656
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1854
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1585
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1902
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2121
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1906
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1568
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1645
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1707
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1490
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1588
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1655
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$2012
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1848
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1975
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1803
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1827
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1784
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1784
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1771
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1573
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1964
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1755
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$2053
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1415
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1540
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1430
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1450
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1727
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1873
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1496
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1819
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$2265
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3277
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3242
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$3058
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3007
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$3073
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4040
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2929
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3083
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2983
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3058
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2984
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2910
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3778
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3252
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2780
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2859
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2893
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3264
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3282
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3346
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2929
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2783
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3604
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3831
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3255
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3137
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2807
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3094
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4102
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3593
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3359
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2380
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3261
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3520
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3771
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3589
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3382
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3395