Cost of Living Comparison Between Ashford and Edinburgh Cost of Living Comparison Between Ashford and Edinburgh

🙂 Solo nomad: Ashford is 9.4% cheaper than Edinburgh without rent, and 16% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Ashford is 10.3% cheaper than Edinburgh without rent, and 26.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Ashford
Edinburgh
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$20.75 £15.27
$20.42 £15.03
1.62%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$96.5 £71
$102 £75.3
-5.65%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.81 £7.95
$9.67 £7.12
11.79%
Cappuccino
$4.06 £2.99
$5.43 £3.99
-25.23%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.86 £2.11
$2.57 £1.89
11.28%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.01 £1.48
$1.96 £1.44
2.55%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$6.2 £4.56
$7.33 £5.4
-15.42%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.09 £4.48
$6.75 £4.97
-9.78%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Ashford
Edinburgh
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.94 £1.43
$1.7 £1.25
14.12%
White Bread (500g)
$1.42 £1.04
$1.66 £1.22
-14.46%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.93 £2.16
$2.11 £1.55
38.86%
Eggs
$3.63 £2.67
$4.39 £3.23
-17.31%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$5.95 £4.38
$11.81 £8.69
-49.62%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.98 £5.14
$10.47 £7.7
-33.33%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$12.95 £9.53
$18.53 £13.64
-30.11%
Apples (1kg)
$3.17 £2.33
$3.11 £2.29
1.93%
Banana (1kg)
$1.99 £1.46
$1.56 £1.15
27.56%
Oranges (1kg)
$3.59 £2.64
$4.22 £3.11
-14.93%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.58 £2.63
$4.75 £3.49
-24.63%
Potato (1kg)
$1.9 £1.4
$1.8 £1.33
5.56%
Onion (1kg)
$2.07 £1.52
$1.43 £1.05
44.76%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.19 £0.87
$1.18 £0.87
0.85%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.54 £1.13
$1.36 £1
13.24%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$19.68 £14.49
$20.41 £15.02
-3.58%
Wine (Bottle)
$11 £8.1
$10.45 £7.69
5.26%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$3.48 £2.56
$2.63 £1.94
32.32%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.04 £2.97
$3.43 £2.52
17.78%
🚌 Getting Around
Ashford
Edinburgh
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.31 £2.43
$2.75 £2.02
20.36%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$90.2 £66.4
$90.4 £66.5
-0.17%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$6.62 £4.87
$5.56 £4.09
19.06%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.56 £1.15
$2.98 £2.19
-47.65%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$54.2 £39.86
$42.46 £31.25
27.56%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.88 £1.38
$1.96 £1.44
-4.08%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$24K £17.7K
$38.5K £28.3K
-37.59%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$26K £19.2K
$38.9K £28.6K
-33.01%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Ashford
Edinburgh
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$254 £187
$373 £275
-31.83%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$15.49 £11.4
$17.12 £12.6
-9.52%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$33.9 £24.95
$43.76 £32.2
-22.53%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Ashford
Edinburgh
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$57.4 £42.25
$53.5 £39.33
7.41%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$24.42 £17.97
-
Cinema Ticket
$16.59 £12.21
$14.93 £10.99
11.12%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Ashford
Edinburgh
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$2,248 £1,654
$1,951 £1,435
15.23%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$23.1K £17K
$23.9K £17.6K
-3.36%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Ashford
Edinburgh
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$88.5 £65.2
$119 £87.9
-25.84%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$29.06 £21.39
$55.8 £41.08
-47.94%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$86 £63.3
$116 £85.7
-26.13%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$91.9 £67.6
$124 £91.4
-26.00%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Ashford
Edinburgh
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,311 £965
$1,649 £1,214
-20.49%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,017 £748
$1,244 £916
-18.26%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,903 £1,400
$3,109 £2,288
-38.79%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,297 £954
$2,215 £1,630
-41.46%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$6,669 £4,907
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$4,808 £3,538
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Ashford
Edinburgh
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,525 £1,858
$3,673 £2,703
-31.26%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.54
5.63
-1.60%

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Last update for Ashford: November 4, 2025

Last update for Edinburgh: November 4, 2025

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