Cost of Living Comparison Between Harlow and Edinburgh Cost of Living Comparison Between Harlow and Edinburgh

🙂 Solo nomad: Harlow is 24.3% cheaper than Edinburgh without rent, and 2.8% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Harlow is 0.8% cheaper than Edinburgh without rent, and 5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$27.61 £20.9

$20.54 £15.55

34.42%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$94.6 £71.6

$101 £76.4

-6.22%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.04 £7.6

$9.74 £7.38

3.08%

Cappuccino

$3.69 £2.79

$5.19 £3.93

-28.90%

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

$3.39 £2.56

$2.5 £1.89

35.60%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2 £1.51

$1.93 £1.46

3.63%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.72 £3.57

$7.28 £5.51

-35.16%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.29 £3.25

$6.97 £5.27

-38.45%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.43 £1.08

$1.71 £1.29

-16.37%

White Bread (500g)

$1.3 £0.99

$1.65 £1.25

-21.21%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.73 £2.07

$2.14 £1.62

27.57%

Eggs

$3.53 £2.67

$4.42 £3.35

-20.14%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.03 £7.59

$12 £9.09

-16.42%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$8.3 £6.28

$10.32 £7.81

-19.57%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.24 £10.03

$18.65 £14.12

-29.01%

Apples (1kg)

$3.02 £2.28

$3.28 £2.48

-7.93%

Banana (1kg)

$1 £0.76

$1.56 £1.18

-35.90%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.79 £2.11

$4.09 £3.09

-31.78%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.38 £2.56

$4.82 £3.65

-29.88%

Potato (1kg)

$0.64 £0.49

$1.74 £1.31

-63.22%

Onion (1kg)

$1.13 £0.86

$1.49 £1.13

-24.16%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.6 £0.45

$1.21 £0.91

-50.41%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.67 £0.51

$1.38 £1.04

-51.45%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$17.2 £13.02

$20.37 £15.42

-15.56%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.08 £8.39

$10.76 £8.15

2.97%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.33 £1.76

$2.63 £1.99

-11.41%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.31 £2.51

$3.44 £2.6

-3.78%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.66 £2.01

$2.65 £2.01

0.38%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$84.6 £64

$88 £66.6

-3.85%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.58 £4.23

$5.33 £4.03

4.69%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.72 £1.3

$3.05 £2.31

-43.61%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$14.78 £11.19

$42.59 £32.24

-65.30%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.95 £1.48

$1.87 £1.42

4.28%

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

$33.5K £25.3K

$39.1K £29.6K

-14.54%

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

$39.8K £30.1K

$38.7K £29.3K

2.97%

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

$223 £169

$386 £292

-42.18%

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

$13.46 £10.19

$17.21 £13.03

-21.79%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$37.13 £28.1

$44.24 £33.49

-16.07%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$27.4 £20.74

$54.6 £41.3

-49.78%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$24.36 £18.44

Cinema Ticket

$12.28 £9.3

$14.9 £11.28

-17.58%

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

$1,937 £1,466

$1,900 £1,438

1.95%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$25.5K £19.3K

$23.7K £18K

7.61%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$84.2 £63.7

$116 £87.8

-27.46%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$49.26 £37.29

$55.1 £41.7

-10.58%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$112 £84.5

$117 £88.3

-4.33%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$98.7 £74.7

$126 £95.2

-21.52%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,621 £1,227

$1,632 £1,235

-0.69%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,523 £1,153

$1,233 £934

23.51%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,573 £1,948

$3,098 £2,345

-16.94%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,461 £1,863

$2,221 £1,681

10.82%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,505 £4,924

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,646 £3,517

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,143 £2,379

$3,535 £2,676

-11.11%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.63

-11.19%

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

Last update for Harlow: November 29, 2025

Last update for Edinburgh: November 30, 2025

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