Edinburgh vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$2231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$5578
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$1253
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$2603
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$599
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$247
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$3155
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
88
99
😀 Quality of life
93
94
🏙️ Population
488K
2.15M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 8% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1692nd and 1216th ($2043 vs $2231) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 2nd 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 1.4 months in Paris. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 64th and 33rd 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
$17.3
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$8.14
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$3.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$1417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$1007
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$2200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$12958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$9199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$91.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$5.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$24.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$9.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$3.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$838
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$16502

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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 Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1743
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1625
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1868
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1641
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1592
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1323
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1518
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1345
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1586
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1278
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1465
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1305
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1239
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1151
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1139
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1166
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1393
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1218
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1526
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1129
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1206
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1265
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1381