Delhi vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$489
$2310
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1167
$5713
🏠 One person rent
$190
$1359
🏘️ Family rent
$329
$2393
🍽️ Food expenses
$192
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.8
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$3676
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
94
88
😀 Quality of life
60
95
🏙️ Population
26.5M
488K

The cost of living in Delhi is 79% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 8745th and 1247th ($489 vs $2310) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 32nd 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 0.5 months in Delhi compared to 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Delhi ranked 14th best city to live in India vs Edinburgh ranked 5th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5934th and 59th 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
$5.59
$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.8
$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.96
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$8.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.2
$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$2488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$226
$1942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.8
$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.6
$300
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.73
$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.25%
5.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2066
$6892
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1144
$4820
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$88.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.33
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.11
$4.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$4.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$3.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.08
$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.12
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.6
$115
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.6
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$68.2
$1932
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1832
$23184

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Cities near Delhi

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$437
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$372
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$514
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$383
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$270
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$350
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$248
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$330
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$304
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$301
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$260
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$293
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$285
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$290
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$262
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$388
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$371
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$388
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$290
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$357
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$373
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$335
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$387
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$270
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$421
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$329
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$367
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$383
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$337
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$274
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$345
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$290
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$320
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$380
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$333
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$339
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$427
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$350
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$291
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$328

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1768
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1775
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1728
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1762
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1619
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1711
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1641
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1797
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1480
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1840
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2058
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1837
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1527
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1575
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1630
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1485
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1522
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1759
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1963
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1769
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1906
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1805
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1825
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1780
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1797
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1778
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1602
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$2079
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1761
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2021
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1460
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1507
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1429
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1431
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1638
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1840
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1484
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1839
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2205
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1808