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Berlin vs Edinburgh: cost, safety and weather compared (2026)

Every figure below comes from the same datasets for both cities, so the two columns are comparable.

Berlin and Edinburgh compared on cost, safety, weather and size
BerlinGermanyEdinburghUnited Kingdom
Daily cost, per personestimate
Budget$85$80
Mid-range$195$185
Luxury$415$400
Price level0.80× US (2025)0.89× US (2025)
US advisoryLevel 2Level 2
Best monthsJun, Jul, Aug and SepJun and Aug
Annual rain697 mm1,039 mm
Average high15.1 °C12.7 °C
Population3.4M515K
Time zoneEurope/BerlinEurope/London

The short answer

Edinburgh is about 5 % cheaper per day than Berlin, $185 against $195 (mid-range estimate). Both carry a US Level 2 advisory. In September, the daily average is 18 °C in Berlin and 13 °C in Edinburgh.

Keep reading

City overviews

  • Berlin overview
  • Edinburgh overview

Cost and safety in detail

  • Berlin trip cost
  • Is Berlin safe?
  • Edinburgh trip cost
  • Is Edinburgh safe?

Where they rank

  • Cheapest cities in Europe
  • Safest cities in Europe

Countries

  • All cities in Germany
  • All cities in United Kingdom

Sources

  • GeoNames city database — CC BY 4.0, fetched September 14, 2026
  • Open-Meteo climate archive — CC BY 4.0, fetched September 21, 2026
  • World Bank price level and exchange rate — CC BY 4.0, data year 2025
  • US State Department travel advisories — public domain, fetched September 21, 2026

Dates are the most recent fetch across the cities on this page. Every sentence here is generated from the data by rule, with no AI writing; the formulas are public.