Edinburgh vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2295
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5636
$5273
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$1374
🏘️ Family rent
$2398
$2201
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$624
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$4362
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
88
82
😀 Quality of life
92
89
🏙️ Population
488K
468K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 1% more expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 1307th and 1363rd ($2295 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 1143rd 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 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Raleigh ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 83rd and 219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Raleigh

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Edinburgh Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.3
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.34
$5.64
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1471
$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2686
$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1966
$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.86%
6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6647
$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.6
$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$22.4
$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1749
$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25458
$24243

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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 Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2483
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1850
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2169
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2280
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2300
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2241
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2063
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2133
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2116
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$1842
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2016
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$1803
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1766
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2089
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2059
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1775
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2027
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2055
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2073
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2045
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1909
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2007
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2200
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$1863
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2070
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2105
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2007
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1849
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2075
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2031
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1851
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$1904
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2003
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2295
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2375
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2129
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2204
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1729