Edinburgh vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Edinburgh	Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2246	$1449
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5663	$3571
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$688
🏘️ Family rent	$2459	$1289
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3703	$2807
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	88	72
😀 Quality of life	94	92
🏙️ Population	488K	616K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 55% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 1263rd and 3925th ($2246 vs $1449) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 535th 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 1.9 months in Leipzig. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Leipzig ranked 16th in Germany, while ranked 40th and 80th 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	$18.6	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$56.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$4.47
☕ Cappuccino	$4.67	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1425	$681
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2692	$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$965
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$294	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.9	$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.85%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7033	$4637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4677	$2606
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$3.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.9	$62.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.5	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.38	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$6.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.9	$8.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$2.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$30.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$36.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$119	$86.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1775	$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23136	$10026

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1704
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1744
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1724
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1710
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1767
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1625
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1647
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1793
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1818
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2013
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1793
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1470
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1599
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1573
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1390
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1420
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1847
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1701
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1800
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1712
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1734
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1706
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1688
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1571
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1602
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1640
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$1830
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1424
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1459
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1364
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1467
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1528
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1783
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1467
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1763
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$1989
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767

Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1406
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1387
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1347
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1349
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1372
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1360
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1320
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1342
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1365
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1273
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1365
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1345
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1384
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1170
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1306
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1396
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1210
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1261
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1376
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1421
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1330
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1191
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1228
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1393
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1095
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1306
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1231
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1387
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1263
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1379
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1354
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1386
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1211
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1215
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1387
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1367
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1386
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1386
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1413
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1261