Edinburgh vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5387
$3783
🏠 One person rent
$1269
$764
🏘️ Family rent
$2336
$1542
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$505
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3522
$2738
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
88
72
😀 Quality of life
94
92
🏙️ Population
488K
620K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 41% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 1491st and 3353rd ($2140 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 271st 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 1.8 months in Leipzig. Edinburgh ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Leipzig ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 34th and 87th 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
$17.4
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.21
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.09
$4.42
☕ Cappuccino
$4.64
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1331
$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$970
$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2573
$1640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1865
$1119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$291
$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.75%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6219
$3984
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4199
$2535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$3.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$52.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.8
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$6.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$1.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.07
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1772
$372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21911
$9452

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1610
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1608
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1692
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1649
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1475
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1604
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1500
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1699
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1482
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1763
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2011
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1765
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1480
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1601
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1551
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1246
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1404
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1567
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1726
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1614
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1705
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1638
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1651
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1628
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1637
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1732
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1510
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1707
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1592
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1722
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1328
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1393
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1288
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1377
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1500
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1714
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1382
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1629
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1968
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1692

Cities near Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1452
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1419
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1353
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1269
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1308
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1284
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1229
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1261
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1295
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1281
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1287
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1350
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1346
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1109
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1278
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1340
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1147
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1222
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1306
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1354
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1309
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1118
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1187
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1388
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1011
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1221
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1123
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1332
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1215
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1312
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1325
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1355
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1147
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1202
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1356
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1288
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1341
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1326
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1351
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307