Edinburgh vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2331
$2213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5693
$5380
🏠 One person rent
$1375
$1126
🏘️ Family rent
$2392
$1917
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$678
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3706
$3705
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
88
98
😀 Quality of life
93
94
🏙️ Population
488K
2.03M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 5% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 1221st and 1464th ($2331 vs $2213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Austria, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.7 months in Vienna. Edinburgh ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 77th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Vienna

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Edinburgh Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.7
$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.7
$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.38
$6.44
☕ Cappuccino
$5.19
$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$3.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1465
$1142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1087
$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2613
$2056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1964
$1425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$216
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$256
$329
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$37.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.92%
3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6800
$12058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4921
$6236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$3.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.6
$58.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.76
$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.33
$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.73
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.3
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$19.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$3.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$166
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.3
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1708
$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26404
$28817

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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 Vienna

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1885
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1898
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1829
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1922
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1561
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1451
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1821
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$1114
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1804
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$1180
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$1284
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1335
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$875
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$930
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1639
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1527
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$1036
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1153
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1566
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1633
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1278
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1391
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1196
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1312
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$1133
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1291
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1708
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1683
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1404
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1247
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1869
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$893
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1818
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1787
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$1119
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1346
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$989