Edinburgh vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$3604
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$759
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$1284
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$3220
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
88
95
😀 Quality of life
93
95
🏙️ Population
488K
579K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 35% more expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 1692nd and 3358th ($2043 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 247th 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 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Essen ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 64th and 32nd 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
$17.3
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$4.1
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$639
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$925
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$4207
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$5688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$3.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$8.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$83.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$9133

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666

Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410