Edinburgh vs Luxembourg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Luxembourg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$2284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$5198
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$1503
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$2582
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$566
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$75.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$4890
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
88
29
😀 Quality of life
93
88
🏙️ Population
488K
133K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 11% less expensive than in Luxembourg City. Cities ranked 1692nd and 1083rd ($2043 vs $2284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Luxembourg, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Luxembourg comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 2.1 months in Luxembourg City. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Luxembourg City ranked 1st in Luxembourg, while ranked 64th and 194th among best cities to live in the world.

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Edinburgh Luxembourg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$78
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$5.65
 Cappuccino
$4.24
$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$1590
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$1240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$2677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$2222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
2.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$11584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$8126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$30
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$52.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$30.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$97.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$1170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$18050

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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 Luxembourg City

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi Dudelange
$2207
17 km or 10 mi Esch-sur-Alzette
$2222
19 km or 12 mi Petange
$2025
20 km or 12 mi Differdange
$1915
24 km or 15 mi Arlon
$1728
28 km or 18 mi Thionville
$1309
40 km or 25 mi Trier
$1731
40 km or 25 mi Merzig
$1367
52 km or 32 mi Dillingen
$1364
55 km or 34 mi Metz
$1462
55 km or 34 mi Saarlouis
$1368
65 km or 40 mi Volklingen
$1382
75 km or 47 mi Saarbrucken
$1412
76 km or 47 mi Sankt Wendel
$1390
79 km or 49 mi Sankt Ingbert
$1407
81 km or 50 mi Neunkirchen
$1400
86 km or 54 mi Idar-Oberstein
$1488
88 km or 54 mi Sarreguemines
$1333
91 km or 56 mi Blieskastel
$1401
93 km or 58 mi Homburg
$1402
97 km or 61 mi Zweibrucken
$1365
102 km or 63 mi Nancy
$1261
103 km or 64 mi Charleville-Mezieres
$1392
110 km or 68 mi Verviers
$1258
116 km or 72 mi Pirmasens
$1324
116 km or 72 mi Mechernich
$1473
118 km or 74 mi Seraing
$1487
119 km or 74 mi Liege
$1439
119 km or 74 mi Huy
$1502
120 km or 74 mi Kaiserslautern
$1134
122 km or 76 mi Andenne
$1490
125 km or 78 mi Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
$1535
126 km or 78 mi Euskirchen
$1489
127 km or 79 mi Zulpich
$1478
127 km or 79 mi Rheinbach
$1502
127 km or 79 mi Bad Kreuznach
$1617
129 km or 80 mi Stolberg
$1463
129 km or 80 mi Andernach
$1529
130 km or 81 mi Aachen
$1502
130 km or 81 mi Meckenheim
$1506