Edinburgh vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2295
$2659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5636
$6362
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$1646
🏘️ Family rent
$2398
$2815
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$641
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$4246
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
88
94
😀 Quality of life
92
95
🏙️ Population
488K
664K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 14% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1307th and 649th ($2295 vs $2659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 5th in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Rotterdam ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 83rd and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Rotterdam

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Edinburgh Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.3
$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90
$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.34
$6.79
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$4.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$4.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1471
$1650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$1348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2686
$2967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1966
$2361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$278
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.86%
3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6647
$6135
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$3996
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.6
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$4.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$22.4
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$6.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$91.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1749
$2772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25458
$13092

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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 Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2336
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2424
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2365
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2491
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2234
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2310
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2389
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2307
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1970
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2112
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2087
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2608
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2143
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1865
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2755
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2304
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2407
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2247
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3165
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2564
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2354
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1740
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2460
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2662
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2296
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2399
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2185
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1805
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1739
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2111
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1834
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2341
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1829
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$2053
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2353
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1688
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2197
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1476
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799