Edinburgh vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2295
$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5636
$5469
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$1157
🏘️ Family rent
$2398
$2021
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$669
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$3329
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
88
98
😀 Quality of life
92
93
🏙️ Population
488K
2.03M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 2% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 1307th and 1403rd ($2295 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th 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 1.5 months in Vienna. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 83rd and 54th 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
$22.3
$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90
$86
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.34
$6.29
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1471
$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2686
$2069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1966
$1556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.86%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6647
$13774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$6758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$3.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.6
$59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$2.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$4.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$4.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$22.4
$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1749
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25458
$28814

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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 Vienna

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1883
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1862
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1831
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1941
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1590
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1475
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1805
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$1172
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1789
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$1150
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$1230
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$1257
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1308
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$917
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$974
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1628
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1499
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$967
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1126
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1518
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1218
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1409
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1156
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1265
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$1108
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1255
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1681
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1653
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1430
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1201
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1803
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$953
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1751
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1701
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$1065
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1278
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$928