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City of Edinburgh vs Liverpool
City of Edinburgh (Scotland · ~528k people) · Liverpool (North West, England · ~500k people)
Of 1 strictly-comparable measure: City of Edinburgh leads on 1. Which trade-offs matter is yours to weigh — the rows below show where each one wins.
These two authorities sit under different statistical regimes, so some rows compare series with different methodologies (flagged below). Flagged rows are shown for context but excluded from the headline count above.
Head to head
Median pay
ONS ASHE (residence) · 2025
City of Edinburgh
£42,630/yr
Better than 71% of UK LAs
Liverpool
£37,788/yr
Worse than 67% of UK LAs
City of Edinburgh: 13% higher median pay.
House price
ONS HPSSA-9 median vs UK HPI mean · Sep 2025 / Year ending Sep 2025
City of Edinburgh
£294,681
Around UK average
Liverpool
£180,000
Better than 88% of UK LAs
Series use different methodologies (see source line) — treat the gap as indicative.
Monthly rent
ONS PIPR vs Scot Gov PRS · 2025 (2-bed median) / 2026-03
City of Edinburgh
£1,325/mo
Worse than 74% of UK LAs
Liverpool
£893/mo
Better than 62% of UK LAs
Series use different methodologies (see source line) — treat the gap as indicative.
Not comparable for this pair
- Council tax (Band D): England and Wales only — Scotland bands differently, Northern Ireland uses domestic rates.
- Recorded crime: England and Wales only — Scotland and Northern Ireland publish under different counting rules.
- Deprivation (IMD): England only — SIMD/WIMD/NIMDM use separate methodologies that don't cross-compare.
- Schools (Ofsted): England only — Estyn, Education Scotland and ETI inspect under non-comparable frameworks.
What local pay actually covers
Same-place ratios — each area's own median rent and house price against its own median gross pay. A cheap-looking area stops looking cheap when local pay is lower still.
City of Edinburgh
Rent takes 37% of median gross monthly pay
A median home costs 6.9× median annual pay
Liverpool
Rent takes 28% of median gross monthly pay
A median home costs 4.8× median annual pay
Full City of Edinburgh profile →
Every indicator, all state-funded schools with Ofsted grades, and similar areas.
Full Liverpool profile →
Every indicator, all state-funded schools with Ofsted grades, and similar areas.