Weighted comparison of consumer goods, rent, transport, and restaurant prices. Indices are relative to New York = 100. Edinburgh works out 41.4% cheaper than Los Angeles on the weighted total.
Edinburgh total index
58.0
GB · GBP
Los Angeles total index
82.0
US · USD
Total cost diff
+41.4%
Los Angeles relative to Edinburgh
| Category | Edinburgh | Los Angeles | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer goods + groceries | 67.8 | 87.9 | +29.6% |
| Rent (1-bed city centre) | 38.4 | 67.4 | +75.5% |
| Transport | 60.9 | 92.1 | +51.2% |
| Restaurants | 65.5 | 84.5 | +29.0% |
Negative percentages mean Los Angeles is cheaper than Edinburgh in that category. Total weighted using consumer 50% / rent 30% / transport 12% / restaurants 8%.
On a like-for-like basket, $100,000 net in Edinburgh buys what $141,426 net buys in Los Angeles. Going the other direction, $100,000 in Los Angeles matches $70,708 in Edinburgh.
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