Edinburgh vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Edinburgh	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2310	$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5713	$4213
🏠 One person rent	$1359	$1012
🏘️ Family rent	$2393	$1688
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$546
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3676	$2544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	88	45
😀 Quality of life	95	89
🏙️ Population	488K	750K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 27% more expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 1247th and 2674th ($2310 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 79th 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 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Winnipeg ranked 20th in Canada, while ranked 59th and 251st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Winnipeg

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	Edinburgh	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.6	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.8	$65.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.41	$5.21
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.68	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1388	$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1053	$868
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2488	$1468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1942	$1496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$88
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$300	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.08%	5.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6892	$2975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4820	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$2.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.4	$82.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.63	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.9	$15.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.69	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.26	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$76
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1932	$956
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23184	$11646

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1775
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1762
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1711
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1641
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1797
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1480
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2058
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1837
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1575
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1630
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1485
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1522
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1759
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1963
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1906
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1805
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1825
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1780
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1797
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1602
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$2079
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1761
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$2021
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1460
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1507
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1429
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1431
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1638
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1840
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1484
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1839
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$2205
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1320
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1884
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1663
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1786
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2130
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1687
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1974
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2033
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1637
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1929
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1714
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2357
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1456
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1675
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2265
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2422
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2678
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2386
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2478
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1693
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2528
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2330
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2307
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2305
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2306
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2302
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2289
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2380
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2221
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2714