Edinburgh vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2295
$2525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5636
$5816
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$1500
🏘️ Family rent
$2398
$2602
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$604
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$252
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$4312
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
88
90
😀 Quality of life
92
94
🏙️ Population
488K
1.51M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 9% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 1307th and 863rd ($2295 vs $2525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 1st 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 1.7 months in Munich. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 83rd and 44th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Munich

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Edinburgh Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.3
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90
$79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$14.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.34
$5.43
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$3.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1471
$1520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$1185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2686
$2776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1966
$2116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.86%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6647
$13704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$9217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$4.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.6
$73.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$22.4
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$77.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1749
$871
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25458
$17274

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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 Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$2002
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1940
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1976
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1960
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1925
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1910
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1890
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1748
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1841
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1770
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1753
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1858
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1790
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1292
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1816
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1789
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1938
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1828
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1731
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1668
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1834
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1788
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1660
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1726
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1808
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1610
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2075
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1606
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1704
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1887
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1669
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1678
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1667
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1717
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1647
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1647
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1636
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$2003
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1714