Cost of Living Comparison Between Windsor and Edinburgh Cost of Living Comparison Between Windsor and Edinburgh

🙂 Solo nomad: Windsor is 12.8% cheaper than Edinburgh without rent, and 9.2% cheaper with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Windsor is 0 than Edinburgh without rent, and 11.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Windsor
Edinburgh
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$33.88 £24.93
$20.24 £14.89
67.39%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$81.1 £59.7
$100 £73.7
-18.94%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.93 £7.31
$9.86 £7.25
0.71%
Cappuccino
$5.03 £3.7
$5.41 £3.98
-7.02%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.02 £2.22
$2.62 £1.93
15.27%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.7 £1.99
$1.94 £1.43
39.18%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$5.7 £4.2
$7.3 £5.37
-21.92%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.96 £5.12
$6.92 £5.09
0.58%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Windsor
Edinburgh
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.63 £1.2
$1.69 £1.24
-3.55%
White Bread (500g)
$1.66 £1.22
$1.74 £1.28
-4.60%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.26 £1.66
$2.17 £1.6
4.15%
Eggs
$3.81 £2.8
$4.2 £3.09
-9.29%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.96 £7.33
$11.93 £8.78
-16.51%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.92 £6.56
$10.34 £7.61
-13.73%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.92 £10.24
$18.84 £13.86
-26.11%
Apples (1kg)
$3.05 £2.24
$3.26 £2.4
-6.44%
Banana (1kg)
$1.65 £1.21
$1.53 £1.13
7.84%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.9 £2.14
$4.09 £3.01
-29.10%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.56 £2.62
$4.65 £3.42
-23.44%
Potato (1kg)
$1.7 £1.25
$1.76 £1.3
-3.41%
Onion (1kg)
$1.55 £1.14
$1.42 £1.04
9.15%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.08 £0.79
$1.22 £0.9
-11.48%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.45 £1.07
$1.36 £1
6.62%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$19.29 £14.19
$20.18 £14.85
-4.41%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.83 £5.03
$10.69 £7.86
-36.11%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.7 £1.99
$2.58 £1.9
4.65%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.19 £2.34
$3.4 £2.5
-6.18%
🚌 Getting Around
Windsor
Edinburgh
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.3 £2.43
$2.65 £1.95
24.53%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$89.2 £65.6
$90.3 £66.5
-1.30%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.48 £4.03
$5.53 £4.07
-0.90%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.58 £1.16
$3.09 £2.27
-48.87%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$23.3 £17.15
$43.29 £31.85
-46.18%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.06 £1.52
$1.95 £1.44
5.64%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.1K £28K
$38.5K £28.3K
-1.06%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$41.1K £30.2K
$39.3K £28.9K
4.67%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Windsor
Edinburgh
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$292 £215
$371 £273
-21.51%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.03 £12.53
$17.29 £12.73
-1.50%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$43.86 £32.27
$44.45 £32.71
-1.33%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Windsor
Edinburgh
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$46.4 £34.14
$54.2 £39.9
-14.42%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$33.6 £24.73
$24.52 £18.05
37.03%
Cinema Ticket
$13.53 £9.96
$14.71 £10.82
-8.02%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Windsor
Edinburgh
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,561 £1,148
$1,940 £1,427
-19.55%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$18K £13.3K
$24K £17.7K
-24.87%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Windsor
Edinburgh
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$82.5 £60.7
$118 £86.7
-30.00%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$44 £32.38
$55.8 £41.03
-21.08%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$92.7 £68.2
$117 £86.2
-20.90%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$99.5 £73.2
$124 £91
-19.54%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Windsor
Edinburgh
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,215 £894
$1,643 £1,209
-26.08%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$992 £730
$1,210 £890
-18.00%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,053 £1,511
$3,043 £2,239
-32.53%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,683 £1,239
$2,150 £1,582
-21.72%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$10.2K £7,532
$6,826 £5,023
49.93%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$6,656 £4,898
$4,713 £3,469
41.21%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Windsor
Edinburgh
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$3,347 £2,463
$3,668 £2,699
-8.74%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.4
5.63
-4.09%

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Last update for Windsor: October 28, 2025

Last update for Edinburgh: October 28, 2025

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