Edinburgh vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edinburgh	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2331	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5693	$5606
🏠 One person rent	$1375	$1416
🏘️ Family rent	$2392	$2368
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$3839
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	88	95
😀 Quality of life	93	95
🏙️ Population	488K	985K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 8% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1221st and 849th ($2331 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 1st 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 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Edinburgh ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 77th and 23rd 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	$22.7	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$98.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.38	$8.23
☕ Cappuccino	$5.19	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1465	$1704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1087	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2613	$2705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1964	$1909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$256	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.9	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.92%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6800	$12627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4921	$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.6	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.5	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.76	$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.33	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.3	$8.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$3.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.3	$36.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$105	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1708	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26404	$17693

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2118
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1214
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1853
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2065
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1827
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1840
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1914
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1702
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1741
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1831
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1651
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1547
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1603
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1398
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1337
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1423
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1311
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1631
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1397
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1579
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1370
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1884
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1594
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1562
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1567
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1597
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1568
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1691
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1383
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$994
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1583
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1606
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1481
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1701
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1375
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1516