Edinburgh vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$2104
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$5122
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$1239
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$2039
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$4263
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
88
81
😀 Quality of life
93
90
🏙️ Population
488K
577K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 3% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 1692nd and 1560th ($2043 vs $2104) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 1383rd in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 2 months in Milwaukee. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Milwaukee ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 64th and 138th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Milwaukee

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Edinburgh Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$61.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$9.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$5.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$1310
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$983
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$2531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$1588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$1712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$1464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$2.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$5.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$5.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$9.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$165
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$1814
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$24397

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666

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Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi West Allis
$2016
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Wauwatosa
$2002
10 km or 6.4 mi Greenfield
$2021
13 km or 8.3 mi Brookfield
$1964
15 km or 9.4 mi New Berlin
$1947
17 km or 11 mi South Milwaukee
$2007
17 km or 11 mi Menomonee Falls
$1971
17 km or 11 mi Franklin
$1995
19 km or 12 mi Oak Creek
$2002
19 km or 12 mi Mequon
$2003
22 km or 14 mi Muskego
$1948
23 km or 14 mi Waukesha
$1803
27 km or 17 mi Caledonia
$1984
37 km or 23 mi Mount Pleasant
$1985
38 km or 24 mi Racine
$1983
46 km or 28 mi West Bend
$1945
53 km or 33 mi Kenosha
$1911
57 km or 36 mi Pleasant Prairie
$1970
64 km or 40 mi Watertown
$1949
67 km or 42 mi Zion
$2193
74 km or 46 mi Fort Atkinson
$1800
76 km or 47 mi Round Lake Beach
$2159
76 km or 47 mi Gurnee
$2199
77 km or 48 mi Waukegan
$2191
78 km or 49 mi Grayslake
$2164
80 km or 50 mi Sheboygan
$1709
81 km or 51 mi North Chicago
$2205
84 km or 52 mi McHenry
$2150
85 km or 53 mi Libertyville
$2305
87 km or 54 mi Mundelein
$1926
90 km or 56 mi Fond du Lac
$1855
91 km or 57 mi Woodstock
$2107
91 km or 57 mi Vernon Hills
$2143
96 km or 60 mi Janesville
$1935
97 km or 60 mi Crystal Lake
$2314
97 km or 60 mi Highland Park
$2221
98 km or 61 mi Buffalo Grove
$2195
101 km or 63 mi Lake in the Hills
$2269
102 km or 63 mi Wheeling
$2240
103 km or 64 mi Northbrook
$2253