Cost of living in Edinburgh 2026
Typical rent, prices and the overall cost index for Edinburgh, with quick comparisons to other cities.
Cost index (base New York = 100)
63.2
37% cheaper than New York
EdinburghUSD
1-bed apartment, centre 1,300 GBP $1,651
1-bed apartment, outside centre 1,000 GBP $1,270
3-bed apartment, centre 2,200 GBP $2,794
Room in shared flat 650 GBP $826
Buy price per m2 4,500 GBP $5,715
Living cost excl. rent 950 GBP $1,207
Typical net salary 2,600 GBP $3,302
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How we calculate and where the data comes from
Educational model, not financial, tax or relocation advice. Figures are estimates for 2026 and are rounded to ranges, never exact values. Our cost index is built from open data and adapted by CrawlJobs (aggregated and reweighted); it is not endorsed by the sources.
Sources: Eurostat (free reuse, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), World Bank Open Data ICP (CC-BY-4.0), US BEA / HUD / Census (public domain), GeoNames (CC-BY-4.0). Source and product names are used for attribution only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.