Edinburgh vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Edinburgh | Surrey | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Edinburgh is 7% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 1263rd and 890th ($2246 vs $2417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 10th in the United Kingdom and Canada, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Canada comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.1 months in Surrey. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Surrey ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 40th and 138th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Edinburgh vs Surrey
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| Edinburgh | Surrey | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Edinburgh
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 18 km or 11 mi |  Kirkcaldy | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Livingston | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Dunfermline | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Alloa | |
| 49 km or 30 mi | Cumbernauld | |
| 49 km or 31 mi | Stirling | |
| 52 km or 32 mi | Perth | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Hamilton | |
| 59 km or 37 mi | Dundee | |
| 65 km or 40 mi | East Kilbride | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Glasgow | |
| 78 km or 48 mi | Paisley | |
| 89 km or 56 mi | Kilmarnock | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Greenock | |
| 99 km or 61 mi | Irvine | |
| 102 km or 63 mi | Dumfries | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | Ayr | |
| 120 km or 74 mi | Carlisle | |
| 147 km or 91 mi | Newcastle upon Tyne | |
| 149 km or 93 mi | Aberdeen | |
| 150 km or 93 mi | Gateshead | |
| 153 km or 95 mi | Tynemouth | |
| 153 km or 95 mi | Jarrow | |
| 154 km or 96 mi | South Shields | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | Washington | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | Whitehaven | |
| 164 km or 102 mi | Sunderland | |
| 166 km or 103 mi | Durham | |
| 173 km or 107 mi | Bishop Auckland | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Inverness | |
| 189 km or 117 mi | Hartlepool | |
| 189 km or 117 mi | Elgin | |
| 190 km or 118 mi | Darlington | |
| 194 km or 121 mi | Stockton-on-Tees | |
| 197 km or 123 mi | Middlesbrough | |
| 211 km or 131 mi | Morecambe | |
| 212 km or 132 mi | Bangor | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Lancaster | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Douglas | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Newtownabbey |
Cities near Surrey
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 10 km or 6.4 mi |  Burnaby | |
| 12 km or 7.4 mi | Coquitlam | |
| 12 km or 7.7 mi | Delta | |
| 17 km or 10 mi | Langley | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Maple Ridge | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Vancouver | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Richmond | |
| 22 km or 13 mi | North Vancouver | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | Abbotsford | |
| 55 km or 34 mi |  Bellingham | |
| 65 km or 41 mi | Chilliwack | |
| 79 km or 49 mi | Nanaimo | |
| 87 km or 54 mi | Saanich | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Victoria | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Mount Vernon | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Langford | |
| 100 km or 62 mi | Oak Harbor | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | Whistler | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | Sequim | |
| 127 km or 79 mi | Port Angeles | |
| 134 km or 84 mi | Marysville | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Lake Stevens | |
| 144 km or 89 mi | Everett | |
| 147 km or 91 mi | Mukilteo | |
| 154 km or 96 mi | Mill Creek | |
| 157 km or 98 mi | Lynnwood | |
| 157 km or 98 mi | Edmonds | |
| 163 km or 101 mi | Shoreline | |
| 164 km or 102 mi | Bothell | |
| 165 km or 102 mi | Courtenay | |
| 165 km or 103 mi | Kenmore | |
| 171 km or 107 mi | Bainbridge Island | |
| 173 km or 108 mi | Kirkland | |
| 177 km or 110 mi | Redmond | |
| 179 km or 112 mi | Seattle | |
| 180 km or 112 mi | Bremerton | |
| 181 km or 113 mi | Bellevue | |
| 185 km or 115 mi | Sammamish | |
| 185 km or 115 mi | Mercer Island | |
| 193 km or 120 mi | Issaquah |