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

🙂 Solo nomad: Edinburgh is 8.9% cheaper than Barnet without rent, and 12.2% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Edinburgh is 2.4% cheaper than Barnet without rent, and 5.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$20.54 £15.55

$26.72 £20.23

-23.13%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$101 £76.4

$96.9 £73.4

4.11%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.74 £7.38

$10.34 £7.83

-5.80%

Cappuccino

$5.19 £3.93

$5.05 £3.82

2.77%

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

$2.5 £1.89

$3.47 £2.62

-27.95%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.93 £1.46

$1.79 £1.36

7.82%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.28 £5.51

$7.98 £6.04

-8.77%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.97 £5.27

$6.93 £5.25

0.58%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.71 £1.29

$1.5 £1.13

14.00%

White Bread (500g)

$1.65 £1.25

$1.62 £1.23

1.85%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.14 £1.62

$2.67 £2.02

-19.85%

Eggs

$4.42 £3.35

$4.99 £3.78

-11.42%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12 £9.09

$11.16 £8.45

7.53%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$10.32 £7.81

$8.8 £6.66

17.27%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.65 £14.12

$14.9 £11.28

25.17%

Apples (1kg)

$3.28 £2.48

$2.97 £2.25

10.44%

Banana (1kg)

$1.56 £1.18

$2.01 £1.52

-22.39%

Oranges (1kg)

$4.09 £3.09

$2.83 £2.14

44.52%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.82 £3.65

$3.58 £2.71

34.64%

Potato (1kg)

$1.74 £1.31

$1.69 £1.28

2.96%

Onion (1kg)

$1.49 £1.13

$1.8 £1.36

-17.22%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.21 £0.91

$1.08 £0.81

12.04%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.38 £1.04

$1.61 £1.22

-14.29%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$20.37 £15.42

$22.97 £17.39

-11.32%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.76 £8.15

$11.73 £8.88

-8.27%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.63 £1.99

$3.31 £2.51

-20.54%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.44 £2.6

$4.03 £3.05

-14.64%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.65 £2.01

$2.41 £1.83

9.96%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$88 £66.6

$89.3 £67.6

-1.42%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.33 £4.03

$5.56 £4.21

-4.14%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.05 £2.31

$2.15 £1.63

41.86%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$42.59 £32.24

$14.87 £11.25

186.42%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.87 £1.42

$1.89 £1.43

-1.06%

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

$39.1K £29.6K

$37.8K £28.6K

3.49%

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)

$386 £292

$225 £170

71.21%

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

$17.21 £13.03

$19.72 £14.93

-12.73%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$44.24 £33.49

$42.69 £32.32

3.63%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$54.6 £41.3

$55.3 £41.83

-1.27%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$24.36 £18.44

Cinema Ticket

$14.9 £11.28

$13.53 £10.24

10.13%

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

$1,900 £1,438

$1,933 £1,463

-1.68%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$23.7K £18K

$25.7K £19.5K

-7.82%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$116 £87.8

$83.8 £63.4

38.53%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$55.1 £41.7

$48.57 £36.77

13.42%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$117 £88.3

$110 £82.9

6.45%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$126 £95.2

$98.6 £74.7

27.52%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,632 £1,235

$1,206 £913

35.32%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,233 £934

$996 £754

23.79%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$3,098 £2,345

$3,461 £2,620

-10.51%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,221 £1,681

$2,771 £2,098

-19.87%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,505 £4,924

$14K £10.6K

-53.52%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,646 £3,517

$14.3K £10.8K

-67.48%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,535 £2,676

$2,884 £2,183

22.59%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.63

5.05

11.49%

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

Last update for Edinburgh: November 30, 2025

Last update for Barnet: November 30, 2025

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