Cost of Living Comparison Between Hull and Edinburgh Cost of Living Comparison Between Hull and Edinburgh

🙂 Solo nomad: Hull is 12.3% cheaper than Edinburgh without rent, and 15.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Hull is 12.4% cheaper than Edinburgh without rent, and 16.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$20.17 £15.27

$20.7 £15.67

-2.56%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$82.2 £62.2

$100 £76

-18.11%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.18 £7.71

$10.12 £7.66

0.59%

Cappuccino

$4.52 £3.43

$5.36 £4.06

-15.67%

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

$2.37 £1.8

$2.61 £1.97

-9.20%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.73 £1.31

$2.02 £1.53

-14.36%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$6.32 £4.79

$7.26 £5.5

-12.95%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.1 £4.62

$6.87 £5.2

-11.21%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.65 £1.25

$1.62 £1.23

1.85%

White Bread (500g)

$1.64 £1.24

$1.66 £1.26

-1.20%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.36 £1.79

$2.08 £1.58

13.46%

Eggs

$3.97 £3

$4.19 £3.17

-5.25%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.72 £7.36

$12.16 £9.21

-20.07%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$8.82 £6.68

$10.53 £7.97

-16.24%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.52 £10.24

$18.58 £14.07

-27.23%

Apples (1kg)

$3 £2.27

$3.14 £2.38

-4.46%

Banana (1kg)

$1.64 £1.24

$1.48 £1.12

10.81%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.76 £2.09

$4.17 £3.16

-33.81%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.6 £2.73

$4.73 £3.58

-23.89%

Potato (1kg)

$1.62 £1.23

$1.8 £1.36

-10.00%

Onion (1kg)

$1.47 £1.11

$1.44 £1.09

2.08%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.06 £0.8

$1.2 £0.91

-11.67%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.45 £1.1

$1.32 £1

9.85%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$18.83 £14.25

$20.44 £15.47

-7.88%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.79 £8.17

$10.51 £7.96

2.66%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.83 £2.14

$2.6 £1.97

8.85%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.07 £2.33

$3.4 £2.58

-9.71%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.35 £2.53

$2.77 £2.09

20.94%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$87.2 £66

$89.6 £67.8

-2.63%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.27 £3.99

$5.47 £4.14

-3.66%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.6 £1.21

$3.05 £2.31

-47.54%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$23.36 £17.68

$42.17 £31.92

-44.61%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.9 £1.44

$1.89 £1.43

0.53%

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

$37.8K £28.6K

$38.3K £29K

-1.11%

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

$40.4K £30.6K

$39.3K £29.7K

2.87%

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

$290 £219

$383 £290

-24.31%

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

$17.38 £13.16

$17.68 £13.38

-1.70%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$42.62 £32.26

$44.47 £33.66

-4.16%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$46.75 £35.39

$54.5 £41.25

-14.22%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$24.24 £18.35

Cinema Ticket

$13.76 £10.42

$15.22 £11.52

-9.59%

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

$1,602 £1,213

$1,889 £1,430

-15.16%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$18.5K £14K

$23.2K £17.6K

-20.10%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$83.9 £63.5

$119 £90.1

-29.59%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$43.67 £33.06

$55.1 £41.7

-20.73%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$93.8 £71

$116 £87.6

-18.99%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$99.6 £75.4

$126 £95.5

-21.00%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,243 £941

$1,665 £1,261

-25.37%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,000 £757

$1,211 £917

-17.40%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,023 £1,531

$3,105 £2,350

-34.85%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,703 £1,289

$2,184 £1,654

-22.05%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,630 £5,019

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,700 £3,558

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,570 £2,703

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 Hull: November 25, 2025

Last update for Edinburgh: November 24, 2025

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