Edinburgh vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2295
$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5636
$5684
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$2398
$2492
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$615
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$3694
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
88
99
😀 Quality of life
92
94
🏙️ Population
488K
2.1M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 7% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1307th and 964th ($2295 vs $2460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 1st in the United Kingdom and France, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 83rd and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Paris

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Edinburgh Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.3
$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.34
$8.32
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1471
$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2686
$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1966
$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.86%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6647
$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.6
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$22.4
$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1749
$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25458
$19577

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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 Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1935
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1874
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1987
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1876
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1794
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1683
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1454
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1749
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1401
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1481
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1424
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1375
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1356
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1382
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1350
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1553
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1243
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1632
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1289
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1573
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1421
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1506