Edinburgh vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Edinburgh	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2246	$955
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5663	$2402
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$447
🏘️ Family rent	$2459	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3703	$365
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	88	94
😀 Quality of life	94	62
🏙️ Population	488K	6.21M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 135% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 1263rd and 5959th ($2246 vs $955) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th 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 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 40th and 4932nd 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	$18.6	$6.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.67	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1425	$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2692	$850
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$294	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.9	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.85%	10.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7033	$2041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4677	$1135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.9	$53.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.5	$8.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.38	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.9	$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$119	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1775	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23136	$10815

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1704
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1744
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1724
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1710
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1767
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1625
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1647
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1793
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1818
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2013
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1793
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1470
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1599
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1573
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1390
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1420
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1847
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1701
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1800
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1712
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1734
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1706
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1688
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1571
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1602
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1640
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$1830
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1424
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1459
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1364
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1467
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1528
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1783
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1467
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1763
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$1989
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$773
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$636
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$652
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$808
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$591
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$600
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$578
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$675
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$500
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$549
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$563
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$647
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$649
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$461
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$513
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$596
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$635
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$620
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$520
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$664
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$623
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$585
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$629
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$618
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$532
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$537
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$609
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$543
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$618
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$617
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$593
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$622
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$542
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$631
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$618
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$515
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$463
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$666
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$585