Edinburgh vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$2188
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$5197
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$2400
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$507
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$3867
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
88
91
😀 Quality of life
93
94
🏙️ Population
488K
1.49M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 7% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 1692nd and 1315th ($2043 vs $2188) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th 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 1.8 months in Munich. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Munich ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 64th and 48th 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
$17.3
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$68
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$4.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$4.32
🥤 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
$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$2472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$1982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$45.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$11808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$8614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$74.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$18334

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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 Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1803
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1758
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1794
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1763
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1755
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1748
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1728
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1603
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1608
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1576
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1733
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1634
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1668
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1206
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1660
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1646
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1751
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1663
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1560
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1537
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1663
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1481
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1533
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1517
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1575
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1505
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$1937
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1516
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1720
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1587
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1585
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1438
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1582
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1487
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1546
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1585
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1691
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1599