Cost of Living Comparison Between Edinburgh and Lincoln Cost of Living Comparison Between Edinburgh and Lincoln

😐 Solo nomad: Edinburgh is 17.9% more expensive than Lincoln without rent, and 17.5% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Edinburgh is 7% more expensive than Lincoln without rent, and 23.9% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$20.54 £15.55

$26.95 £20.4

-23.78%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$101 £76.4

$75.6 £57.2

33.53%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.74 £7.38

$10.17 £7.7

-4.23%

Cappuccino

$5.19 £3.93

$5.35 £4.05

-2.99%

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

$2.5 £1.89

$2.22 £1.68

12.61%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.93 £1.46

$1.62 £1.23

19.14%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.28 £5.51

$6.9 £5.23

5.51%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.97 £5.27

$6.89 £5.22

1.16%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.71 £1.29

$1.42 £1.07

20.42%

White Bread (500g)

$1.65 £1.25

$1.47 £1.11

12.24%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.14 £1.62

$1.36 £1.03

57.35%

Eggs

$4.42 £3.35

$3.36 £2.54

31.55%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12 £9.09

$8.84 £6.69

35.75%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$10.32 £7.81

$9.11 £6.9

13.28%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.65 £14.12

$11.96 £9.05

55.94%

Apples (1kg)

$3.28 £2.48

$3.87 £2.93

-15.25%

Banana (1kg)

$1.56 £1.18

$1.3 £0.99

20.00%

Oranges (1kg)

$4.09 £3.09

$2.84 £2.15

44.01%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.82 £3.65

$3.21 £2.43

50.16%

Potato (1kg)

$1.74 £1.31

$1 £0.75

74.00%

Onion (1kg)

$1.49 £1.13

$1.69 £1.28

-11.83%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.21 £0.91

$1.18 £0.9

2.54%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.38 £1.04

$1.39 £1.05

-0.72%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$20.37 £15.42

$18.97 £14.36

7.38%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.76 £8.15

$11.84 £8.96

-9.12%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.63 £1.99

$4 £3.03

-34.25%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.44 £2.6

$3.19 £2.42

7.84%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.65 £2.01

$4.37 £3.31

-39.36%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$88 £66.6

$88.9 £67.3

-1.03%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.33 £4.03

$3.99 £3.02

33.58%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.05 £2.31

$1.58 £1.2

93.04%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$42.59 £32.24

$48.29 £36.55

-11.80%

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

$33.7K £25.5K

16.00%

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

$38.7K £29.3K

$41.7K £31.5K

-7.23%

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

$386 £292

$309 £234

24.81%

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

$17.21 £13.03

$15.14 £11.46

13.67%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$44.24 £33.49

$45.35 £34.33

-2.45%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$54.6 £41.3

$44.01 £33.32

23.97%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$24.36 £18.44

$18.99 £14.37

28.28%

Cinema Ticket

$14.9 £11.28

$16.42 £12.43

-9.26%

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

$1,900 £1,438

$1,865 £1,412

1.89%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$23.7K £18K

$20.4K £15.5K

16.20%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$116 £87.8

$108 £82.1

7.01%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$55.1 £41.7

$43.16 £32.67

27.64%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$117 £88.3

$80.6 £61

44.77%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$126 £95.2

$97.8 £74

28.64%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,632 £1,235

$1,125 £852

45.02%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,233 £934

$886 £671

39.14%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$3,098 £2,345

$1,950 £1,476

58.83%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,221 £1,681

$1,442 £1,092

53.95%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,505 £4,924

$2,570 £1,945

153.13%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,646 £3,517

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,535 £2,676

$2,678 £2,027

32.03%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.63

5.56

1.26%

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

Last update for Edinburgh: November 30, 2025

Last update for Lincoln: November 29, 2025

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