Cost of Living Comparison Between Wandsworth and Edinburgh Cost of Living Comparison Between Wandsworth and Edinburgh

🙂 Solo nomad: Wandsworth is 9.1% cheaper than Edinburgh without rent, and 8.9% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Wandsworth is 11.2% cheaper than Edinburgh without rent, and 8.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Wandsworth
Edinburgh
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$26.78 £19.71
$20.24 £14.89
32.31%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$95.3 £70.1
$100 £73.7
-4.85%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$11.05 £8.13
$9.86 £7.25
12.07%
Cappuccino
$5.05 £3.71
$5.41 £3.98
-6.65%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.74 £2.02
$2.62 £1.93
4.58%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.8 £1.33
$1.94 £1.43
-7.22%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$8.24 £6.06
$7.3 £5.37
12.88%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.66 £4.9
$6.92 £5.09
-3.76%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Wandsworth
Edinburgh
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.51 £1.11
$1.69 £1.24
-10.65%
White Bread (500g)
$1.39 £1.02
$1.74 £1.28
-20.11%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.21 £1.63
$2.17 £1.6
1.84%
Eggs
$4.18 £3.07
$4.2 £3.09
-0.48%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.26 £6.08
$11.93 £8.78
-30.76%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.85 £6.52
$10.34 £7.61
-14.41%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$14.61 £10.75
$18.84 £13.86
-22.45%
Apples (1kg)
$3.1 £2.28
$3.26 £2.4
-4.91%
Banana (1kg)
$1.5 £1.1
$1.53 £1.13
-1.96%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.98 £2.19
$4.09 £3.01
-27.14%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.97 £2.18
$4.65 £3.42
-36.13%
Potato (1kg)
$1.73 £1.28
$1.76 £1.3
-1.70%
Onion (1kg)
$1.85 £1.36
$1.42 £1.04
30.28%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.29 £0.95
$1.22 £0.9
5.74%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.66 £1.22
$1.36 £1
22.06%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$20.94 £15.41
$20.18 £14.85
3.77%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.43 £6.94
$10.69 £7.86
-11.79%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$3.14 £2.31
$2.58 £1.9
21.71%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.9 £2.87
$3.4 £2.5
14.71%
🚌 Getting Around
Wandsworth
Edinburgh
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$6.31 £4.65
$2.65 £1.95
138.11%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$86.9 £64
$90.3 £66.5
-3.80%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.5 £4.05
$5.53 £4.07
-0.54%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.1 £1.55
$3.09 £2.27
-32.04%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$28.92 £21.28
$43.29 £31.85
-33.19%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.96 £1.44
$1.95 £1.44
0.51%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$37.9K £27.9K
$38.5K £28.3K
-1.53%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$38.7K £28.5K
$39.3K £28.9K
-1.36%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Wandsworth
Edinburgh
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$328 £242
$371 £273
-11.63%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.71 £13.77
$17.29 £12.73
8.21%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$42.72 £31.44
$44.45 £32.71
-3.89%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Wandsworth
Edinburgh
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$45 £33.11
$54.2 £39.9
-17.00%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$24.52 £18.05
-
Cinema Ticket
$20.57 £15.13
$14.71 £10.82
39.84%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Wandsworth
Edinburgh
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,919 £1,412
$1,940 £1,427
-1.05%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$22.7K £16.7K
$24K £17.7K
-5.61%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Wandsworth
Edinburgh
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$107 £79
$118 £86.7
-8.87%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$46.88 £34.5
$55.8 £41.03
-15.91%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 £84.7
$117 £86.2
-1.75%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$154 £114
$124 £91
24.82%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Wandsworth
Edinburgh
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,241 £914
$1,643 £1,209
-24.47%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,018 £749
$1,210 £890
-15.85%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,027 £1,492
$3,043 £2,239
-33.38%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,705 £1,255
$2,150 £1,582
-20.72%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$6,826 £5,023
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$4,713 £3,469
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Wandsworth
Edinburgh
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,351 £1,730
$3,668 £2,699
-35.92%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.45
5.63
-3.20%

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Last update for Wandsworth: October 29, 2025

Last update for Edinburgh: October 28, 2025

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