Edinburgh vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2295
$1659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5636
$3917
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$833
🏘️ Family rent
$2398
$1423
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$541
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$2965
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
88
72
😀 Quality of life
92
91
🏙️ Population
488K
620K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 38% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 1307th and 3360th ($2295 vs $1659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 275th 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 1.8 months in Leipzig. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Leipzig ranked 19th in Germany, while ranked 83rd and 106th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Leipzig

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Edinburgh Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.3
$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.34
$5.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1471
$730
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$544
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2686
$1315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1966
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.86%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6647
$5495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$4.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.6
$72.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$2.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$4.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$22.4
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$98.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1749
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25458
$13142

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1760
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1750
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1842
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1831
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1593
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1878
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2114
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1885
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1647
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1704
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1456
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1586
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1596
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1806
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1943
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1784
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1820
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1777
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1778
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1798
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1554
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1872
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2005
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1417
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1523
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1404
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1424
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1741
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1834
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1485
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1791
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2236
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1820

Cities near Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1551
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1505
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1398
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1434
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1408
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1380
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1399
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1416
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1363
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1407
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1482
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1416
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1161
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1440
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1459
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1299
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1410
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1482
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1445
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1244
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1530
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1415
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1131
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1335
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1269
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1462
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1316
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1414
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1430
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1416
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1283
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1316
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1428
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1381
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1417
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1448
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1410
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438