Edinburgh vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Edinburgh	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2043	$1981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5104	$4383
🏠 One person rent	$1223	$1083
🏘️ Family rent	$2302	$1834
🍽️ Food expenses	$520	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3083	$3327
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	88	95
😀 Quality of life	93	95
🏙️ Population	488K	979K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 3% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1692nd and 1837th ($2043 vs $1981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 3rd in the United Kingdom and Sweden, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 64th and 21st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Stockholm

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	Edinburgh	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.6	$68.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.5	$7.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1312	$1337
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2456	$2263
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1867	$1521
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$279	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6453	$10074
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4477	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.53	$4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.8	$96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$30.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.98	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.94	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17	$6.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.55	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.04	$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$106	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$27.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$79.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1620	$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14724	$7816

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1727
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1742
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1810
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2032
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1699
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1724
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1650
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1688
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1659
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1512
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1348
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1271
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1263
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1210
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1228
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1420
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1276
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1342
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1203
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1345
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1783
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$2283
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1396
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1246
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1480
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1465
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1532
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1483
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1528
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1395
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1265
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1080
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1411
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$893
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1336
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1438
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1261
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1487
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1262
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1382