Edinburgh vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$1854
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$4529
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$947
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$1747
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$548
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$2931
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
88
98
😀 Quality of life
93
94
🏙️ Population
488K
1.97M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 10% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 1692nd and 2189th ($2043 vs $1854) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th 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 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.6 months in Vienna. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 64th and 45th 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
$17.3
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$63.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$2.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$677
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$1773
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$1318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$9051
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$5834
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$2.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$48.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$6.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$18.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$14916

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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 Vienna

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1621
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1663
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1325
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1269
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1197
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1535
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$765
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1543
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$946
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$995
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$988
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1073
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$747
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$829
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1158
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1378
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$901
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1011
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1020
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1125
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1393
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1045
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1005
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$956
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1149
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1658
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1508
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1033
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1084
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1646
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1562
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1546
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$916
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1078
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$898