Edinburgh vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edinburgh	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2331	$1013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5693	$2476
🏠 One person rent	$1375	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$2392	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$491
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	88	95
😀 Quality of life	93	67
🏙️ Population	488K	6.21M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 130% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 1221st and 5559th ($2331 vs $1013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Brazil, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Edinburgh ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 4th in Brazil, while ranked 77th and 4845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Edinburgh	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.7	$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.38	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.19	$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1465	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1087	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2613	$959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1964	$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$256	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.9	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.92%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6800	$2256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4921	$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.6	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.5	$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.76	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.33	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.3	$2.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$3.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$7.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.3	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$105	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1708	$550
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26404	$13739

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$792
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$648
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$681
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$632
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$782
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$537
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$614
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$482
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$576
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$600
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$579
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$733
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$533
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$600
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$548
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$652
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$679
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$672
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$565
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$678
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$684
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$585
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$568
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$564
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$565
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$667
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$645
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$643
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$679
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$594
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$679
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$702
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$562
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$505
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$877
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$631