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Europe
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Edinburgh compare to London?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Edinburgh is 2% worse off vs in London
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Edinburgh compared to London, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$59,640
-$23,658 (-28%) vs London
Tax Rate: 32%
Weather
How does the weather in Edinburgh compare to London?
London has better overall weather
3.4/10(vs 5.0/10 in London)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
12°C(vs 15°C in London)
Average Low
5°C(vs 9°C in London)
Sunshine Hours
1,427h/yr-206h/yr(-13%)
Average High in hottest month
18°C(vs 23°C in London)
Average Low in coldest month
1°C(vs 4°C in London)
Rainy Days
112/yr+19/yr(+20%)
Muggy Days
0/yr(same as London)
Cloud Cover
60%(vs 58% in London)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Edinburgh compare to London?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Edinburgh compared to London?
SWE Affordability
8.0 years
7.5 years quicker than London
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Edinburgh has around 0 Luma events listed.
That's 100% fewer events than London.
Salary Converter
Enter your annual gross salary (before taxes) to see what you would need to earn in Edinburgh to maintain the same standard of living.
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