Edinburgh vs Luxembourg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Luxembourg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2295
$2916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5636
$6290
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$1972
🏘️ Family rent
$2398
$3201
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$683
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$86.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$5248
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
88
29
😀 Quality of life
92
86
🏙️ Population
488K
138K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 21% less expensive than in Luxembourg City. Cities ranked 1307th and 290th ($2295 vs $2916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th 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 1.8 months in Luxembourg City. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Luxembourg City ranked 1st in Luxembourg, while ranked 83rd and 392nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Luxembourg City

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Edinburgh Luxembourg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.3
$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90
$88.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$15.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.34
$7.41
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1471
$1917
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$1676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2686
$3336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1966
$2729
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$192
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$55.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.86%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6647
$13003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$8731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$3.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.6
$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$35.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$4.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$26.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$22.4
$9.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$69.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$33.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1749
$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25458
$16458

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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 Luxembourg City

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi Dudelange
$2669
17 km or 10 mi Esch-sur-Alzette
$2607
19 km or 12 mi Petange
$2551
20 km or 12 mi Differdange
$2481
24 km or 15 mi Arlon
$1788
28 km or 18 mi Thionville
$1630
40 km or 25 mi Trier
$1714
40 km or 25 mi Merzig
$1459
52 km or 32 mi Dillingen
$1463
55 km or 34 mi Metz
$1591
55 km or 34 mi Saarlouis
$1451
65 km or 40 mi Volklingen
$1464
75 km or 47 mi Saarbrucken
$1431
76 km or 47 mi Sankt Wendel
$1454
79 km or 49 mi Sankt Ingbert
$1455
81 km or 50 mi Neunkirchen
$1462
86 km or 54 mi Idar-Oberstein
$1649
88 km or 54 mi Sarreguemines
$1574
91 km or 56 mi Blieskastel
$1462
93 km or 58 mi Homburg
$1462
97 km or 61 mi Zweibrucken
$1642
102 km or 63 mi Nancy
$1465
103 km or 64 mi Charleville-Mezieres
$1443
110 km or 68 mi Verviers
$1303
116 km or 72 mi Pirmasens
$1636
116 km or 72 mi Mechernich
$1639
118 km or 74 mi Seraing
$1600
119 km or 74 mi Liege
$1596
119 km or 74 mi Huy
$1734
120 km or 74 mi Kaiserslautern
$1572
122 km or 76 mi Andenne
$1760
125 km or 78 mi Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
$1586
126 km or 78 mi Euskirchen
$1665
127 km or 79 mi Zulpich
$1650
127 km or 79 mi Rheinbach
$1679
127 km or 79 mi Bad Kreuznach
$1730
129 km or 80 mi Stolberg
$1559
129 km or 80 mi Andernach
$1552
130 km or 81 mi Aachen
$1618
130 km or 81 mi Meckenheim
$1686