Edinburgh vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Edinburgh	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2043	$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5104	$5119
🏠 One person rent	$1223	$1352
🏘️ Family rent	$2302	$2099
🍽️ Food expenses	$520	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3083	$3624
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	88	93
😀 Quality of life	93	96
🏙️ Population	488K	2.14M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 11% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 1692nd and 1068th ($2043 vs $2292) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 6th in the United Kingdom and Australia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.6 months in Perth. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 64th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Perth

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	Edinburgh	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.6	$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.5	$7.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1312	$1464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$1088
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2456	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1867	$1714
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$279	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6453	$7584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4477	$6088
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.53	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.8	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.98	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.94	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$5.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.55	$4.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.04	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$106	$50.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$14.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1620	$1668
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14724	$12548

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1601
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2052
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1612
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1761
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1635
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1444
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2180
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1462
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$502
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$546
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$361
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$870
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$873
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1327
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$556
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1317
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1859
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1688
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$427
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$383
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1708
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1658
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1746
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$403
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$469
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$439
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$454
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2356
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1702
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$505
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1707
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$506
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$440
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$459
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1693