Cost of Living Comparison Between Edinburgh and Birmingham Cost of Living Comparison Between Edinburgh and Birmingham

😐 Solo nomad: Edinburgh is 9.7% more expensive than Birmingham without rent, and 9.7% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Edinburgh is 10.5% more expensive than Birmingham without rent, and 20.7% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$20.24 £14.89

$20.41 £15.02

-0.83%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$100 £73.7

$82.2 £60.5

21.85%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.86 £7.25

$9.54 £7.02

3.35%

Cappuccino

$5.41 £3.98

$4.55 £3.35

18.90%

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

$2.62 £1.93

$2.36 £1.74

11.02%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.94 £1.43

$1.77 £1.3

9.60%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.3 £5.37

$6.99 £5.15

4.43%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.92 £5.09

$6.15 £4.53

12.52%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.69 £1.24

$1.73 £1.27

-2.31%

White Bread (500g)

$1.74 £1.28

$1.67 £1.23

4.19%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.17 £1.6

$2.56 £1.88

-15.23%

Eggs

$4.2 £3.09

$3.75 £2.76

12.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.93 £8.78

$10.11 £7.44

18.00%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$10.34 £7.61

$7.96 £5.86

29.90%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.84 £13.86

$13.81 £10.16

36.42%

Apples (1kg)

$3.26 £2.4

$2.56 £1.88

27.34%

Banana (1kg)

$1.53 £1.13

$1.84 £1.36

-16.85%

Oranges (1kg)

$4.09 £3.01

$1.97 £1.45

107.61%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.65 £3.42

$2.69 £1.98

72.86%

Potato (1kg)

$1.76 £1.3

$1.7 £1.25

3.53%

Onion (1kg)

$1.42 £1.04

$1.46 £1.08

-2.74%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.22 £0.9

$1.47 £1.08

-17.01%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.36 £1

$1.32 £0.97

3.03%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$20.18 £14.85

$19.07 £14.03

5.82%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.69 £7.86

$12.15 £8.94

-12.02%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.58 £1.9

$3.38 £2.49

-23.67%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.4 £2.5

$4.25 £3.13

-20.00%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.65 £1.95

$3.36 £2.48

-21.13%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$90.3 £66.5

$83.1 £61.2

8.66%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.53 £4.07

$6.92 £5.09

-20.09%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.09 £2.27

$1.39 £1.02

122.30%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$43.29 £31.85

$22.53 £16.58

92.14%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.95 £1.44

$1.98 £1.46

-1.52%

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

$38.5K £28.3K

$38.6K £28.4K

-0.35%

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

$39.3K £28.9K

$39.5K £29.1K

-0.71%

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

$371 £273

$294 £217

26.19%

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

$17.29 £12.73

$24.02 £17.67

-28.02%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$44.45 £32.71

$39.95 £29.4

11.26%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$54.2 £39.9

$32.12 £23.63

68.80%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$24.52 £18.05

$10.3 £7.58

138.06%

Cinema Ticket

$14.71 £10.82

$18.42 £13.55

-20.14%

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

$1,940 £1,427

$1,596 £1,174

21.57%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$24K £17.7K

$19.3K £14.2K

24.14%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$118 £86.7

$101 £74.2

16.86%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$55.8 £41.03

$49.09 £36.12

13.57%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$117 £86.2

$122 £89.6

-3.79%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$124 £91

$144 £106

-14.24%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,643 £1,209

$1,320 £972

24.46%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,210 £890

$1,087 £800

11.29%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$3,043 £2,239

$2,306 £1,697

31.95%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,150 £1,582

$1,645 £1,211

30.71%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,826 £5,023

$5,167 £3,802

32.11%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,713 £3,469

$3,951 £2,908

19.29%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,668 £2,699

$3,302 £2,430

11.10%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.63

5.76

-2.26%

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

Last update for Edinburgh: October 28, 2025

Last update for Birmingham: October 29, 2025

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