Edinburgh vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2331
$2499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5693
$5815
🏠 One person rent
$1375
$1483
🏘️ Family rent
$2392
$2594
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$601
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3706
$4507
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
88
90
😀 Quality of life
93
94
🏙️ Population
488K
1.51M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 7% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 1221st and 889th ($2331 vs $2499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th 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 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Edinburgh ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 77th and 38th 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
$22.7
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.7
$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.38
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$5.19
$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1465
$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1087
$1182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2613
$2689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1964
$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$256
$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.92%
3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6800
$12913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4921
$8949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$4.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.6
$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.76
$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.33
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.73
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.3
$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.3
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1708
$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26404
$16629

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1784
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1782
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1862
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1852
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1656
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1854
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1585
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1902
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2121
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1906
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1645
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1707
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1490
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1588
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1655
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1848
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1975
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1803
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1827
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1771
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1573
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1964
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2053
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1415
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1540
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1430
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1450
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1727
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1873
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1496
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1819
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2265
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1892

Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$2008
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1954
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1994
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1967
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1943
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1925
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1918
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1771
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1877
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1806
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1790
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1890
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1827
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1864
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1316
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1853
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1840
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1983
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1881
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1785
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1707
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1877
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1819
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1707
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1766
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1867
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1635
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2117
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1638
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1735
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1904
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1726
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1724
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1759
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1698
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1693
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1699
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$2009
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1748