Cost of Living Comparison Between Woking and Edinburgh Cost of Living Comparison Between Woking and Edinburgh

🙂 Solo nomad: Woking is 6.9% cheaper than Edinburgh without rent, and 18.4% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Woking is 4.3% cheaper than Edinburgh without rent, and 2% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Woking
Edinburgh
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$20.71 £15.24
$20.24 £14.89
2.32%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$96.5 £71
$100 £73.7
-3.58%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.34 £6.87
$9.86 £7.25
-5.27%
Cappuccino
$4.61 £3.39
$5.41 £3.98
-14.79%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.56 £1.88
$2.62 £1.93
-2.29%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.73 £1.27
$1.94 £1.43
-10.82%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$6.62 £4.87
$7.3 £5.37
-9.32%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.74 £4.96
$6.92 £5.09
-2.60%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Woking
Edinburgh
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.64 £1.21
$1.69 £1.24
-2.96%
White Bread (500g)
$1.98 £1.45
$1.74 £1.28
13.79%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.88 £2.12
$2.17 £1.6
32.72%
Eggs
$4.34 £3.2
$4.2 £3.09
3.33%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$12.58 £9.26
$11.93 £8.78
5.45%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.32 £6.12
$10.34 £7.61
-19.54%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.92 £8.77
$18.84 £13.86
-36.73%
Apples (1kg)
$2.75 £2.02
$3.26 £2.4
-15.64%
Banana (1kg)
$1.36 £1
$1.53 £1.13
-11.11%
Oranges (1kg)
$3.32 £2.44
$4.09 £3.01
-18.83%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.9 £2.13
$4.65 £3.42
-37.63%
Potato (1kg)
$1.01 £0.74
$1.76 £1.3
-42.61%
Onion (1kg)
$1.31 £0.97
$1.42 £1.04
-7.75%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.16 £0.85
$1.22 £0.9
-4.92%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.12 £0.82
$1.36 £1
-17.65%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$17.52 £12.89
$20.18 £14.85
-13.18%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.65 £7.1
$10.69 £7.86
-9.73%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$3.27 £2.4
$2.58 £1.9
26.74%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.9 £2.87
$3.4 £2.5
14.71%
🚌 Getting Around
Woking
Edinburgh
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$4.11 £3.02
$2.65 £1.95
55.09%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$109 £80
$90.3 £66.5
20.39%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.53 £4.07
$5.53 £4.07
-
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.59 £1.17
$3.09 £2.27
-48.54%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$20.01 £14.73
$43.29 £31.85
-53.78%
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
-1.49%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$41.7K £30.7K
$39.3K £28.9K
6.25%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Woking
Edinburgh
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$524 £385
$371 £273
41.02%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.62 £12.96
$17.29 £12.73
1.91%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$48.39 £35.61
$44.45 £32.71
8.86%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Woking
Edinburgh
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$51.1 £37.62
$54.2 £39.9
-5.74%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$14.37 £10.58
$24.52 £18.05
-41.39%
Cinema Ticket
$18.32 £13.48
$14.71 £10.82
24.54%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Woking
Edinburgh
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$2,068 £1,522
$1,940 £1,427
6.61%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$28.2K £20.8K
$24K £17.7K
17.57%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Woking
Edinburgh
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$115 £84.5
$118 £86.7
-2.52%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$56.5 £41.54
$55.8 £41.03
1.26%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$111 £81.5
$117 £86.2
-5.41%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$87.2 £64.2
$124 £91
-29.45%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Woking
Edinburgh
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,744 £1,284
$1,643 £1,209
6.13%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,628 £1,198
$1,210 £890
34.59%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,672 £1,967
$3,043 £2,239
-12.18%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,356 £1,734
$2,150 £1,582
9.55%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$7,845 £5,773
$6,826 £5,023
14.93%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$6,144 £4,522
$4,713 £3,469
30.36%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Woking
Edinburgh
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$3,543 £2,607
$3,668 £2,699
-3.41%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.9
5.63
4.80%

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Last update for Woking: October 28, 2025

Last update for Edinburgh: October 28, 2025

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