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Europe
Munich
Germany
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Munich compare to Edinburgh?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Munich is 15% worse off vs in Edinburgh
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Munich compared to Edinburgh, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$54,461
-$6,365 (-10%) vs Edinburgh
Tax Rate: 41%
Weather
How does the weather in Munich compare to Edinburgh?
Edinburgh has better overall weather
3.3/10(vs 3.4/10 in Edinburgh)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
13°C(vs 12°C in Edinburgh)
Average Low
4°C(vs 5°C in Edinburgh)
Sunshine Hours
1,700h/yr+273h/yr(+19%)
Average High in hottest month
23°C(vs 18°C in Edinburgh)
Average Low in coldest month
-4°C(vs 1°C in Edinburgh)
Rainy Days
112/yr(same as Edinburgh)
Muggy Days
0/yr(same as Edinburgh)
Cloud Cover
55%(vs 60% in Edinburgh)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Munich compare to Edinburgh?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Munich compared to Edinburgh?
Avg. Property Price
$11,384 / m²
94% more expensive than Edinburgh
SWE Affordability
16.7 years
9.0 years longer than Edinburgh
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Munich has around 10 Luma events listed.
Edinburgh has no listed Luma events for comparison.
Salary Converter
Enter your annual gross salary (before taxes) to see what you would need to earn in Munich to maintain the same standard of living.
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