Restaurants | London Edit | Edinburgh Edit | Difference |
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Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant | 20.00 £ | 15.00 £ | -25.0 % |
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course | 80.00 £ | 70.00 £ | -12.5 % |
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) | 8.00 £ | 7.90 £ | -1.2 % |
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) | 6.50 £ | 5.00 £ | -23.1 % |
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 5.50 £ | 4.65 £ | -15.5 % |
Cappuccino (regular) | 3.58 £ | 3.40 £ | -5.0 % |
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) | 1.94 £ | 1.79 £ | -7.9 % |
Water (12 oz small bottle) | 1.58 £ | 1.20 £ | -24.1 % |
Markets | London Edit | Edinburgh Edit | |
Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 4.95 £ | 4.53 £ | -8.4 % |
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 1.42 £ | 1.26 £ | -11.4 % |
Rice (white), (1 lb) | 0.90 £ | 0.59 £ | -34.5 % |
Eggs (regular) (12) | 3.29 £ | 2.96 £ | -10.0 % |
Local Cheese (1 lb) | 3.48 £ | 4.00 £ | +15.0 % |
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) | 3.45 £ | 3.31 £ | -4.0 % |
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 5.75 £ | 7.03 £ | +22.2 % |
Apples (1 lb) | 1.11 £ | 0.95 £ | -14.4 % |
Banana (1 lb) | 0.58 £ | 0.46 £ | -20.4 % |
Oranges (1 lb) | 1.18 £ | 1.22 £ | +3.7 % |
Tomato (1 lb) | 1.37 £ | 1.92 £ | +40.3 % |
Potato (1 lb) | 0.57 £ | 0.58 £ | +1.0 % |
Onion (1 lb) | 0.54 £ | 0.50 £ | -8.0 % |
Lettuce (1 head) | 0.92 £ | 0.80 £ | -13.0 % |
Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 1.25 £ | 1.24 £ | -1.1 % |
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 9.25 £ | 8.00 £ | -13.5 % |
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 2.05 £ | 1.71 £ | -16.8 % |
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 2.41 £ | 2.27 £ | -5.7 % |
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) | 15.00 £ | 14.00 £ | -6.7 % |
Transportation | London Edit | Edinburgh Edit | |
One-way Ticket (Local Transport) | 2.80 £ | 2.00 £ | -28.6 % |
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) | 200.00 £ | 62.00 £ | -69.0 % |
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 4.00 £ | 4.00 £ | 0.0 % |
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 3.13 £ | 2.26 £ | -28.0 % |
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 30.00 £ | 30.00 £ | 0.0 % |
Gasoline (1 gallon) | 5.75 £ | 5.69 £ | -1.0 % |
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) | 27,280.00 £ | 28,285.00 £ | +3.7 % |
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) | 25,860.62 £ | 22,497.00 £ | -13.0 % |
Utilities (Monthly) | London Edit | Edinburgh Edit | |
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 287.04 £ | 272.24 £ | -5.2 % |
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data | 15.13 £ | 11.61 £ | -23.3 % |
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 31.12 £ | 32.24 £ | +3.6 % |
Sports And Leisure | London Edit | Edinburgh Edit | |
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 47.02 £ | 33.91 £ | -27.9 % |
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 13.91 £ | 13.33 £ | -4.1 % |
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 15.00 £ | 10.00 £ | -33.3 % |
Childcare | London Edit | Edinburgh Edit | |
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 1,840.34 £ | 1,270.67 £ | -31.0 % |
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 20,054.76 £ | 11,650.00 £ | -41.9 % |
Clothing And Shoes | London Edit | Edinburgh Edit | |
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 82.24 £ | 85.99 £ | +4.6 % |
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 39.97 £ | 39.62 £ | -0.9 % |
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 88.46 £ | 77.67 £ | -12.2 % |
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 93.83 £ | 89.89 £ | -4.2 % |
Rent Per Month | London Edit | Edinburgh Edit | |
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 2,225.49 £ | 1,270.83 £ | -42.9 % |
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 1,624.67 £ | 878.57 £ | -45.9 % |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 4,322.37 £ | 2,244.74 £ | -48.1 % |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 2,871.05 £ | 1,573.53 £ | -45.2 % |
Buy Apartment Price | London Edit | Edinburgh Edit | |
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 1,311.20 £ | 475.57 £ | -63.7 % |
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 716.48 £ | 327.48 £ | -54.3 % |
Salaries And Financing | London Edit | Edinburgh Edit | |
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 3,231.91 £ | 2,591.31 £ | -19.8 % |
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate | 5.60 | 6.12 | +9.3 % |
Last update: | April 2024 | April 2024 | |
Contributors in the past 12 months: | 916 | 165 |
Cost of Living in Westminster | 2.09 miles |
Cost of Living in Southwark | 3.41 miles |
Cost of Living in Ealing | 10.41 miles |
Cost of Living in Croydon | 11.15 miles |
Cost of Living in Kingston upon Thames | 11.19 miles |
Cost of Living in Barnet | 16.17 miles |
Cost of Living in Watford | 20.33 miles |
Cost of Living in Slough | 22.72 miles |
Cost of Living in Harlow | 24.88 miles |
Cost of Living in Welwyn Garden City | 25.71 miles |
Cost of Living in Stirling | 36.65 miles |
Cost of Living in Glasgow | 46.66 miles |
Cost of Living in Dundee | 62.38 miles |
Cost of Living in Newcastle upon Tyne | 103.72 miles |
Cost of Living in Sunderland | 119.54 miles |
Cost of Living in Durham | 121.65 miles |
Cost of Living in Aberdeen | 126.59 miles |
Cost of Living in Middlesbrough | 145.33 miles |
Cost of Living in Inverness | 157.14 miles |
Cost of Living in Preston | 186.13 miles |