Edinburgh vs Turin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Edinburgh	Turin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2140	$1424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5387	$3609
🏠 One person rent	$1269	$657
🏘️ Family rent	$2336	$1189
🍽️ Food expenses	$530	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3522	$1737
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	88	52
😀 Quality of life	94	82
🏙️ Population	488K	842K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 50% more expensive than in Turin. Cities ranked 1491st and 3782nd ($2140 vs $1424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 33rd in the United Kingdom and Italy, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.2 months in Turin. Edinburgh ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Turin ranked 5th in Italy, while ranked 34th and 455th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Turin

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	Edinburgh	Turin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.9	$62.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.21	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$5.19
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1331	$658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$970	$464
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2573	$1280
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1865	$887
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$291	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$27.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.75%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6219	$3850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4199	$2002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$2.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83	$40
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.8	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.87	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.07	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$7.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.9	$6.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.07	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.2	$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$8.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$106	$100
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.5	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1772	$641
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21911	$12194

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1608
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1649
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1604
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1500
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1699
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1482
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2011
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1765
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1601
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1551
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1246
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1404
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1567
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1726
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1705
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1638
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1651
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1628
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1637
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1510
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1707
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1592
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$1722
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1328
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1393
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1288
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1377
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1500
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1714
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1382
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1629
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$1968
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692

Cities near Turin

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Asti	$1209
62 km or 39 mi	Biella	$1162
63 km or 39 mi	Vercelli	$1202
74 km or 46 mi	Alessandria	$1293
77 km or 48 mi	Mondovi	$1203
77 km or 48 mi	Cuneo	$1074
80 km or 50 mi	Aosta	$1474
83 km or 52 mi	Novara	$1157
94 km or 58 mi	Tortona	$1401
96 km or 59 mi	Vigevano	$1503
103 km or 64 mi	Voghera	$1389
105 km or 65 mi	Savona	$1512
109 km or 67 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1496
115 km or 71 mi	Pavia	$1271
115 km or 72 mi	Chamonix	$1723
118 km or 73 mi	Buccinasco	$1576
122 km or 76 mi	Varese	$1422
122 km or 76 mi	Saronno	$1592
122 km or 76 mi	Genoa	$1470
125 km or 78 mi	Milan	$2022
132 km or 82 mi	Sion	$1950
134 km or 83 mi	Imperia	$1344
134 km or 83 mi	Seregno	$1503
134 km or 83 mi	Cantu	$1506
136 km or 84 mi	Monza	$1586
136 km or 85 mi	Como	$1634
139 km or 86 mi	Sanremo	$1362
142 km or 88 mi	Ventimiglia	$1452
144 km or 89 mi	Lodi	$1228
144 km or 89 mi	Lugano	$2507
145 km or 90 mi	Menton	$1364
149 km or 93 mi	Monte Carlo	$6747
150 km or 93 mi	Chambery	$1310
150 km or 93 mi	Monaco City	$6593
153 km or 95 mi	Annecy	$1522
155 km or 97 mi	Grenoble	$1434
156 km or 97 mi	Nice	$1673
156 km or 97 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1470
157 km or 98 mi	Piacenza	$1334
159 km or 99 mi	Lecco	$1321