Edinburgh vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2331
$1561
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5693
$3822
🏠 One person rent
$1375
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$2392
$1155
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$545
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3706
$3475
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
88
96
😀 Quality of life
93
95
🏙️ Population
488K
587K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 49% more expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 1221st and 3860th ($2331 vs $1561) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 496th in the United Kingdom and Germany, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 2.2 months in Essen. Edinburgh ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Essen ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 77th and 17th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Essen

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Edinburgh Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.7
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.7
$66.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.38
$5.31
☕ Cappuccino
$5.19
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1465
$602
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1087
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2613
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1964
$848
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$256
$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.92%
3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6800
$4998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4921
$3089
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$4.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.6
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.76
$3.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.33
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.73
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.3
$9.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$90
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.3
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1708
$471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26404
$10028

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1784
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1782
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1862
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1852
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1656
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1854
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1585
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1902
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2121
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1906
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1645
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1707
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1490
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1588
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1655
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1848
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1975
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1803
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1827
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1771
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1573
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1964
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2053
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1415
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1540
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1430
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1450
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1727
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1873
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1496
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1819
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2265
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1892

Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587