Cost of living in Edinburgh

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Food
Daily menu in the business district £10.77
Combo meal in fast food restaurant (Big Mac Meal or similar) £4.82
1/2 Kg (1 lb.) of chicken breast £4.09
1 liter (1 qt.) of whole fat milk £0.97
12 eggs, large £2.55
1 kg (2 lb.) of tomatoes £1.93
500 gr (16 oz.) of local cheese £3.34
1 kg (2 lb.) of apples £1.63
2 kg (4,5 lb.) of potatoes £1.57
0.5 l (16 oz) beer in the supermarket £1.23
1 bottle of red table wine, good quality £7.11
2 liters of Coca-Cola £1.78
bread for 2 people for 1 day £0.97
Housing
monthly rent for a 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished apartment in expensive area of the city £774
utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat £73
Internet 8MB (1 month) £23
40” flat screen TV £449
Microwave, known brand, 800/900 Watt £93
Laundry detergent (3 l. ~ 100 oz.) £5.17
Hourly rate for cleaning help £14.64
Clothes
1 pair of Levis 501 £62
1 summer dress in a chain store (Zara, H&M, ...) £32
1 pair of Adidas trainers £50
1 pair of average business shoes £47
Transportation
Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TDI 140 CV 6 vel. (or equivalent), with no extras, new £14,714
1 liter (1/4 gallon) of gas £1.36
monthly ticket public transport £44
Taxi trip on a business day, basic tariff, 8 Km. (5 miles) -
Personal Care
medicine against cold for 6 days (Frenadol, Coldrex, ...) £3.91
1 box of 32 tampons (Tampax, OB, ...) £2.82
Deodorant, roll-on (50ml ~ 1.5 oz.) £1.93
Hair shampoo 2-in-1 (400 ml ~ 12 oz.) £1.85
4 rolls of toilet paper £1.87
Tube of toothpaste £1.37
Standard men's haircut in expat area of the city £9.92
Entertainment
basic dinner out for two in neighborhood pub £22
2 tickets to the movies £14.92
2 tickets to the theater (best available seats) £66
dinner out for two in Italian restaurant with wine and dessert £48
1 cocktail drink in downtown club £6.18
Capuccino in expat area of the city £2.45
1 beer in neighbourhood pub £3.05
iPod nano 8GB (6th generation) £124
1 min. of prepaid mobile tariff (no discounts or plans) £0.28
1 month of gym in business district £45
1 package of Marlboro cigarretes £7.02