🇬🇧 2 cities in United Kingdom, sorted by daily travel budget. Not the exchange rate — how cheap it feels on your own income, and where a price becomes a rip-off. Updated September 2026
| City | Per day | Per month | Local meal | Coffee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 EdinburghBig city | $308 | $5,628 | £12 | £3 |
| 🇬🇧 LondonBig city | $431 | $9,432 | £16 | £4 |
Per day = one mid-range night + three meals, a coffee and two taxi rides. Open a city for item-by-item prices, rip-off thresholds and live traveler reports.
With a mid-range room, between $308 and $431 a day depending on the city — about $370 on average. Hostels and local eateries cut that by 30% or more.
Short-term rental plus living costs runs $5,628–$9,432 by city, about $7,530 on average.
By daily budget, Edinburgh ($308/day) is the cheapest and London ($431/day) the most expensive.