Cost of Living Comparison Between Wallingford and Edinburgh Cost of Living Comparison Between Wallingford and Edinburgh

🙂 Solo nomad: Wallingford is 8.8% cheaper than Edinburgh without rent, and 15% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Wallingford is 13.2% cheaper than Edinburgh without rent, and 14.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Wallingford
Edinburgh
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$20.43 £15.03
$20.24 £14.89
0.94%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$88.4 £65
$100 £73.7
-11.73%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.26 £7.55
$9.86 £7.25
4.06%
Cappuccino
$4.8 £3.53
$5.41 £3.98
-11.28%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.99 £1.46
$2.62 £1.93
-24.05%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.72 £1.27
$1.94 £1.43
-11.34%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$7.46 £5.49
$7.3 £5.37
2.19%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.82 £5.02
$6.92 £5.09
-1.45%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Wallingford
Edinburgh
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.45 £1.07
$1.69 £1.24
-14.20%
White Bread (500g)
$1.45 £1.06
$1.74 £1.28
-16.67%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.18 £1.6
$2.17 £1.6
0.46%
Eggs
$3.7 £2.73
$4.2 £3.09
-11.90%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.04 £7.39
$11.93 £8.78
-15.84%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.36 £6.15
$10.34 £7.61
-19.15%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.12 £9.66
$18.84 £13.86
-30.36%
Apples (1kg)
$3.12 £2.3
$3.26 £2.4
-4.29%
Banana (1kg)
$1.53 £1.13
$1.53 £1.13
-
Oranges (1kg)
$2.79 £2.06
$4.09 £3.01
-31.78%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.95 £2.17
$4.65 £3.42
-36.56%
Potato (1kg)
$1.42 £1.05
$1.76 £1.3
-19.32%
Onion (1kg)
$1.6 £1.17
$1.42 £1.04
12.68%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.26 £0.92
$1.22 £0.9
3.28%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.56 £1.15
$1.36 £1
14.71%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$20.02 £14.73
$20.18 £14.85
-0.79%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.25 £8.28
$10.69 £7.86
5.24%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.76 £2.03
$2.58 £1.9
6.98%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.42 £2.52
$3.4 £2.5
0.59%
🚌 Getting Around
Wallingford
Edinburgh
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.41 £2.51
$2.65 £1.95
28.68%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$89.6 £65.9
$90.3 £66.5
-0.81%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$6.01 £4.42
$5.53 £4.07
8.68%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.68 £1.23
$3.09 £2.27
-45.63%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$14.93 £10.99
$43.29 £31.85
-65.51%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.89 £1.39
$1.95 £1.44
-3.08%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.1K £28.1K
$38.5K £28.3K
-0.86%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$41.4K £30.5K
$39.3K £28.9K
5.56%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Wallingford
Edinburgh
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$267 £197
$371 £273
-28.10%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$14.51 £10.68
$17.29 £12.73
-16.08%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$36.91 £27.16
$44.45 £32.71
-16.96%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Wallingford
Edinburgh
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$45.52 £33.5
$54.2 £39.9
-16.05%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$15.4 £11.33
$24.52 £18.05
-37.19%
Cinema Ticket
$13.62 £10.02
$14.71 £10.82
-7.41%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Wallingford
Edinburgh
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,880 £1,383
$1,940 £1,427
-3.08%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$22.6K £16.6K
$24K £17.7K
-6.10%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Wallingford
Edinburgh
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$82.5 £60.7
$118 £86.7
-30.01%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$47.87 £35.23
$55.8 £41.03
-14.13%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$88.1 £64.8
$117 £86.2
-24.78%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$100 £73.9
$124 £91
-18.73%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Wallingford
Edinburgh
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,224 £901
$1,643 £1,209
-25.53%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,022 £752
$1,210 £890
-15.54%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 £1,482
$3,043 £2,239
-33.82%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,680 £1,236
$2,150 £1,582
-21.87%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$6,826 £5,023
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$4,713 £3,469
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Wallingford
Edinburgh
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,574 £1,894
$3,668 £2,699
-29.82%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.45
5.63
-3.20%

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Last update for Wallingford: October 27, 2025

Last update for Edinburgh: October 28, 2025

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