Cost of Living Comparison Between Grays and Edinburgh Cost of Living Comparison Between Grays and Edinburgh

🙂 Solo nomad: Grays is 19.3% cheaper than Edinburgh without rent, and 13.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Grays is 4.4% cheaper than Edinburgh without rent, and 18.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$20.45 £15.05

$20.24 £14.89

1.04%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$53.7 £39.54

$100 £73.7

-46.32%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.71 £7.15

$9.86 £7.25

-1.52%

Cappuccino

$4.75 £3.5

$5.41 £3.98

-12.20%

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

$2.17 £1.6

$2.62 £1.93

-17.18%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.65 £1.21

$1.94 £1.43

-14.95%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.45 £4.01

$7.3 £5.37

-25.34%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.95 £5.11

$6.92 £5.09

0.43%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.61 £1.18

$1.69 £1.24

-4.73%

White Bread (500g)

$1.57 £1.16

$1.74 £1.28

-9.77%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.68 £1.23

$2.17 £1.6

-22.58%

Eggs

$4.99 £3.67

$4.2 £3.09

18.81%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.76 £8.66

$11.93 £8.78

-1.42%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.17 £6.75

$10.34 £7.61

-11.32%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.33 £13.49

$18.84 £13.86

-2.71%

Apples (1kg)

$3.19 £2.35

$3.26 £2.4

-2.15%

Banana (1kg)

$1.99 £1.47

$1.53 £1.13

30.07%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.19 £2.35

$4.09 £3.01

-22.00%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.34 £2.46

$4.65 £3.42

-28.17%

Potato (1kg)

$2.21 £1.63

$1.76 £1.3

25.57%

Onion (1kg)

$1.99 £1.46

$1.42 £1.04

40.14%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.12 £0.82

$1.22 £0.9

-8.20%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.84 £0.62

$1.36 £1

-38.24%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$17.34 £12.76

$20.18 £14.85

-14.07%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.98 £8.82

$10.69 £7.86

12.07%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.38 £1.02

$2.58 £1.9

-46.51%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.67 £1.96

$3.4 £2.5

-21.47%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.27 £2.41

$2.65 £1.95

23.40%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$87.3 £64.3

$90.3 £66.5

-3.34%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.46 £3.28

$5.53 £4.07

-19.35%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.13 £1.56

$3.09 £2.27

-31.07%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$40.62 £29.9

$43.29 £31.85

-6.17%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.91 £1.41

$1.95 £1.44

-2.05%

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

$38.3K £28.2K

$38.5K £28.3K

-0.53%

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

$41.9K £30.9K

$39.3K £28.9K

6.82%

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

$291 £214

$371 £273

-21.57%

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

$18.49 £13.61

$17.29 £12.73

6.94%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$40.57 £29.86

$44.45 £32.71

-8.73%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$46.46 £34.19

$54.2 £39.9

-14.31%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$24.52 £18.05

Cinema Ticket

$9.44 £6.95

$14.71 £10.82

-35.83%

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

$1,769 £1,302

$1,940 £1,427

-8.78%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$18.8K £13.8K

$24K £17.7K

-21.73%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$94.5 £69.5

$118 £86.7

-19.83%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$42.15 £31.02

$55.8 £41.03

-24.39%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$111 £81.4

$117 £86.2

-5.52%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$78.5 £57.8

$124 £91

-36.51%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,237 £910

$1,643 £1,209

-24.72%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,004 £739

$1,210 £890

-17.02%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,019 £1,486

$3,043 £2,239

-33.63%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,676 £1,233

$2,150 £1,582

-22.07%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,826 £5,023

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,713 £3,469

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,668 £2,699

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.63

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

Last update for Grays: October 28, 2025

Last update for Edinburgh: October 28, 2025

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