Cost of Living Comparison Between Edinburgh and Toronto Cost of Living Comparison Between Edinburgh and Toronto

🙂 Solo nomad: Edinburgh is 1.6% cheaper than Toronto without rent, and 5% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Edinburgh is 3.5% more expensive than Toronto without rent, and 0.3% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$20.54 £15.55

$18.88 CA$26.44

8.79%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$101 £76.4

$83.5 CA$117

20.82%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.74 £7.38

$10.95 CA$15.33

-11.05%

Cappuccino

$5.19 £3.93

$3.97 CA$5.56

30.73%

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

$2.5 £1.89

$2.15 CA$3.01

16.28%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.93 £1.46

$1.68 CA$2.36

14.88%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.28 £5.51

$6.02 CA$8.43

20.93%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.97 £5.27

$6.44 CA$9.01

8.23%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.71 £1.29

$2.82 CA$3.95

-39.36%

White Bread (500g)

$1.65 £1.25

$2.77 CA$3.88

-40.43%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.14 £1.62

$3.66 CA$5.12

-41.53%

Eggs

$4.42 £3.35

$3.56 CA$4.99

24.16%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12 £9.09

$13.5 CA$18.9

-11.11%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$10.32 £7.81

$13.35 CA$18.69

-22.70%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.65 £14.12

$16.75 CA$23.45

11.34%

Apples (1kg)

$3.28 £2.48

$3.98 CA$5.57

-17.59%

Banana (1kg)

$1.56 £1.18

$1.17 CA$1.63

33.33%

Oranges (1kg)

$4.09 £3.09

$3.26 CA$4.56

25.46%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.82 £3.65

$4.18 CA$5.85

15.31%

Potato (1kg)

$1.74 £1.31

$2.45 CA$3.43

-28.98%

Onion (1kg)

$1.49 £1.13

$2.84 CA$3.98

-47.54%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.21 £0.91

$2.34 CA$3.28

-48.29%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.38 £1.04

$1.9 CA$2.66

-27.37%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$20.37 £15.42

$14.52 CA$20.33

40.29%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.76 £8.15

$12.94 CA$18.12

-16.85%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.63 £1.99

$2.72 CA$3.81

-3.31%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.44 £2.6

$3.12 CA$4.36

10.26%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.65 £2.01

$2.46 CA$3.44

7.72%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$88 £66.6

$115 CA$160

-23.22%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.33 £4.03

$3.67 CA$5.14

45.23%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.05 £2.31

$1.41 CA$1.97

116.31%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$42.59 £32.24

$26.04 CA$36.46

63.56%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.87 £1.42

$1.14 CA$1.59

64.04%

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

$39.1K £29.6K

$25.5K CA$35.7K

53.53%

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

$38.7K £29.3K

$21.1K CA$29.6K

83.05%

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

$386 £292

$117 CA$164

229.05%

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

$17.21 £13.03

$38.01 CA$53.2

-54.72%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$44.24 £33.49

$53.4 CA$74.7

-17.11%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$54.6 £41.3

$57.3 CA$80.2

-4.80%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$24.36 £18.44

$21.08 CA$29.52

15.56%

Cinema Ticket

$14.9 £11.28

$11.67 CA$16.33

27.68%

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

$1,900 £1,438

$1,126 CA$1,576

68.82%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$23.7K £18K

$18.4K CA$25.8K

28.88%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$116 £87.8

$57.1 CA$79.9

103.31%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$55.1 £41.7

$39.11 CA$54.8

40.86%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$117 £88.3

$87.6 CA$123

33.17%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$126 £95.2

$114 CA$159

10.69%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,632 £1,235

$1,782 CA$2,495

-8.43%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,233 £934

$1,577 CA$2,208

-21.80%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$3,098 £2,345

$3,016 CA$4,223

2.69%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,221 £1,681

$2,483 CA$3,477

-10.58%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,505 £4,924

$7,934 CA$11.1K

-18.02%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,646 £3,517

$6,968 CA$9,755

-33.32%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,535 £2,676

$3,434 CA$4,808

2.96%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.63

5.16

9.11%

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

Last update for Edinburgh: November 30, 2025

Last update for Toronto: December 1, 2025

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