Edinburgh vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2331
$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5693
$5726
🏠 One person rent
$1375
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$2392
$2535
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3706
$3974
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
88
99
😀 Quality of life
93
96
🏙️ Population
488K
2.11M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 6% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1221st and 916th ($2331 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th 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 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Edinburgh ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 77th and 14th 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
$22.7
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.7
$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.38
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$5.19
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1465
$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1087
$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2613
$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1964
$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$256
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.92%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6800
$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4921
$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.6
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.76
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.33
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.73
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.3
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.3
$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1708
$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26404
$17184

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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 Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1991
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1876
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1992
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1911
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1821
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1459
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1654
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1469
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1775
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1448
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1547
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1443
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1383
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1370
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1365
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1520
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1276
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1650
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1306
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1626
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1437
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1544