Cost of Living Comparison Between Ealing and Edinburgh Cost of Living Comparison Between Ealing and Edinburgh

😐 Solo nomad: Ealing is 17.2% more expensive than Edinburgh without rent, and 22.3% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Ealing is 0.3% cheaper than Edinburgh without rent, and 6.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Ealing
Edinburgh
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$26.72 £19.67
$20.24 £14.89
32.02%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$93.6 £68.9
$100 £73.7
-6.45%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.73 £7.89
$9.86 £7.25
8.82%
Cappuccino
$4.82 £3.55
$5.41 £3.98
-10.91%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.51 £1.11
$2.62 £1.93
-42.37%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.09 £0.8
$1.94 £1.43
-43.81%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$8.51 £6.26
$7.3 £5.37
16.58%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.21 £4.57
$6.92 £5.09
-10.26%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Ealing
Edinburgh
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.5 £1.11
$1.69 £1.24
-11.24%
White Bread (500g)
$1.44 £1.06
$1.74 £1.28
-17.24%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.55 £1.88
$2.17 £1.6
17.51%
Eggs
$3.69 £2.72
$4.2 £3.09
-12.14%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.33 £6.13
$11.93 £8.78
-30.18%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.83 £6.5
$10.34 £7.61
-14.60%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$14.6 £10.75
$18.84 £13.86
-22.51%
Apples (1kg)
$3.26 £2.4
$3.26 £2.4
-
Banana (1kg)
$1.56 £1.15
$1.53 £1.13
1.96%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.91 £2.14
$4.09 £3.01
-28.85%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.6 £2.65
$4.65 £3.42
-22.58%
Potato (1kg)
$1.74 £1.28
$1.76 £1.3
-1.14%
Onion (1kg)
$1.53 £1.13
$1.42 £1.04
7.75%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.36 £1
$1.22 £0.9
11.48%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.53 £1.13
$1.36 £1
12.50%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$20.76 £15.28
$20.18 £14.85
2.87%
Wine (Bottle)
$13.1 £9.64
$10.69 £7.86
22.54%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.86 £2.1
$2.58 £1.9
10.85%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.97 £2.19
$3.4 £2.5
-12.65%
🚌 Getting Around
Ealing
Edinburgh
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.4 £2.5
$2.65 £1.95
28.30%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$87.9 £64.7
$90.3 £66.5
-2.69%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$6.26 £4.61
$5.53 £4.07
13.20%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.17 £1.6
$3.09 £2.27
-29.77%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$28.94 £21.3
$43.29 £31.85
-33.15%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.88 £1.39
$1.95 £1.44
-3.59%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.6K £28.4K
$38.5K £28.3K
0.23%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$38.8K £28.5K
$39.3K £28.9K
-1.25%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Ealing
Edinburgh
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$324 £239
$371 £273
-12.69%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$16.23 £11.94
$17.29 £12.73
-6.13%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$34.54 £25.42
$44.45 £32.71
-22.29%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Ealing
Edinburgh
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$111 £81.9
$54.2 £39.9
105.26%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$16.28 £11.98
$24.52 £18.05
-33.61%
Cinema Ticket
$20.52 £15.1
$14.71 £10.82
39.50%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Ealing
Edinburgh
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$2,546 £1,874
$1,940 £1,427
31.27%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$22.7K £16.7K
$24K £17.7K
-5.66%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Ealing
Edinburgh
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$102 £75.4
$118 £86.7
-13.09%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$41.05 £30.21
$55.8 £41.03
-26.37%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 £84.4
$117 £86.2
-2.06%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$154 £114
$124 £91
24.80%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Ealing
Edinburgh
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,212 £1,628
$1,643 £1,209
34.59%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,767 £1,300
$1,210 £890
46.07%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,025 £1,490
$3,043 £2,239
-33.44%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,707 £1,256
$2,150 £1,582
-20.60%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$13K £9,543
$6,826 £5,023
89.97%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$9,890 £7,278
$4,713 £3,469
109.83%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Ealing
Edinburgh
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$3,737 £2,750
$3,668 £2,699
1.87%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.45
5.63
-3.20%

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Last update for Ealing: October 27, 2025

Last update for Edinburgh: October 28, 2025

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