Cost of Living Comparison Between Barnet and Edinburgh Cost of Living Comparison Between Barnet and Edinburgh

😐 Solo nomad: Barnet is 9.8% more expensive than Edinburgh without rent, and 10.9% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Barnet is 2.5% more expensive than Edinburgh without rent, and 6.3% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$26.72 £20.23

$20.54 £15.55

30.09%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$96.9 £73.4

$101 £76.4

-3.94%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.34 £7.83

$9.74 £7.38

6.16%

Cappuccino

$5.05 £3.82

$5.19 £3.93

-2.70%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.47 £2.62

$2.5 £1.89

38.80%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.79 £1.36

$1.93 £1.46

-7.25%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.98 £6.04

$7.28 £5.51

9.62%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.93 £5.25

$6.97 £5.27

-0.57%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.5 £1.13

$1.71 £1.29

-12.28%

White Bread (500g)

$1.62 £1.23

$1.65 £1.25

-1.82%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.67 £2.02

$2.14 £1.62

24.77%

Eggs

$4.99 £3.78

$4.42 £3.35

12.90%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.16 £8.45

$12 £9.09

-7.00%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$8.8 £6.66

$10.32 £7.81

-14.73%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$14.9 £11.28

$18.65 £14.12

-20.11%

Apples (1kg)

$2.97 £2.25

$3.28 £2.48

-9.45%

Banana (1kg)

$2.01 £1.52

$1.56 £1.18

28.85%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.83 £2.14

$4.09 £3.09

-30.81%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.58 £2.71

$4.82 £3.65

-25.73%

Potato (1kg)

$1.69 £1.28

$1.74 £1.31

-2.87%

Onion (1kg)

$1.8 £1.36

$1.49 £1.13

20.81%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.08 £0.81

$1.21 £0.91

-10.74%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.61 £1.22

$1.38 £1.04

16.67%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$22.97 £17.39

$20.37 £15.42

12.76%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.73 £8.88

$10.76 £8.15

9.01%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.31 £2.51

$2.63 £1.99

25.86%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.03 £3.05

$3.44 £2.6

17.15%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.41 £1.83

$2.65 £2.01

-9.06%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$89.3 £67.6

$88 £66.6

1.44%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.56 £4.21

$5.33 £4.03

4.32%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.15 £1.63

$3.05 £2.31

-29.51%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$14.87 £11.25

$42.59 £32.24

-65.09%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.89 £1.43

$1.87 £1.42

1.07%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$37.8K £28.6K

$39.1K £29.6K

-3.37%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$38.7K £29.3K

0.17%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$225 £170

$386 £292

-41.59%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$19.72 £14.93

$17.21 £13.03

14.58%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$42.69 £32.32

$44.24 £33.49

-3.50%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$55.3 £41.83

$54.6 £41.3

1.28%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$24.36 £18.44

Cinema Ticket

$13.53 £10.24

$14.9 £11.28

-9.19%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$1,933 £1,463

$1,900 £1,438

1.71%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$25.7K £19.5K

$23.7K £18K

8.48%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$83.8 £63.4

$116 £87.8

-27.81%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$48.57 £36.77

$55.1 £41.7

-11.84%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$110 £82.9

$117 £88.3

-6.06%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$98.6 £74.7

$126 £95.2

-21.58%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,206 £913

$1,632 £1,235

-26.10%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$996 £754

$1,233 £934

-19.22%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$3,461 £2,620

$3,098 £2,345

11.75%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,771 £2,098

$2,221 £1,681

24.80%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$14K £10.6K

$6,505 £4,924

115.13%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$14.3K £10.8K

$4,646 £3,517

207.47%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,884 £2,183

$3,535 £2,676

-18.43%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.05

5.63

-10.30%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Barnet: November 30, 2025

Last update for Edinburgh: November 30, 2025

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