Delhi vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$510
$2140
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1263
$5387
🏠 One person rent
$221
$1269
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$2336
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.4
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$769
$3522
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
94
88
😀 Quality of life
61
94
🏙️ Population
26.5M
488K

The cost of living in Delhi is 76% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 8558th and 1491st ($510 vs $2140) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 36th in India and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check India vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Delhi compared to 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Delhi ranked 9th best city to live in India vs Edinburgh ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5071st and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Delhi vs Edinburgh

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Delhi Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.47
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$75.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.89
$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$7.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$1331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$970
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$2573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$1865
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.3
$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61
$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.53
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.79%
5.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2062
$6219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1179
$4199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.66
$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$9.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$18.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.29
$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.8
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.59
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.18
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.6
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$91.5
$1772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1949
$21911

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Cities near Delhi

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$425
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$386
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$536
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$368
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$274
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$342
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$265
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$321
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$283
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$307
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$289
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$292
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$283
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$309
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$251
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$353
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$349
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$372
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$288
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$365
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$369
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$350
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$376
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$272
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$441
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$328
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$370
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$384
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$358
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$279
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$368
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$297
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$383
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$339
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$366
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$411
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$355
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$300
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$340

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1610
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1608
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1692
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1649
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1475
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1604
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1500
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1699
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1482
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1763
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2011
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1765
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1480
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1601
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1551
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1246
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1404
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1567
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1726
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1614
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1705
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1638
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1651
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1628
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1637
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1732
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1510
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1707
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1592
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1722
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1328
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1393
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1288
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1377
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1500
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1714
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1382
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1629
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1968
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1692