Edinburgh vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$5785
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$1629
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$2825
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$3016
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
88
78
😀 Quality of life
93
93
🏙️ Population
488K
662K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 20% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 1692nd and 587th ($2043 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 7th 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 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.2 months in Vancouver. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 64th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Vancouver

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Edinburgh Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$1786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$2490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$12194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$7826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$99.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$2.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$1092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$14942

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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 Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2595
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2329
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2407
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2595
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2034
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1990
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1455
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2251
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1760
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2134
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2445
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2451
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2576
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1721
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2585
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2604
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2627
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2663
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2750
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2837
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3118
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2279
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2729
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2728
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2920
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2313
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3262
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2974
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3345
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2814
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2758