Delhi vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$479
$2295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1142
$5636
🏠 One person rent
$192
$1360
🏘️ Family rent
$333
$2398
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$601
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.4
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$282
$3514
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
94
88
😀 Quality of life
62
92
🏙️ Population
26.5M
488K

The cost of living in Delhi is 79% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 8767th and 1307th ($479 vs $2295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 38th 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 0.6 months in Delhi compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Delhi ranked 7th best city to live in India vs Edinburgh ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5583rd and 83rd 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
$4.69
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.1
$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$8.34
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$1471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$1081
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$2686
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$248
$1966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.3
$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.9
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.45
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.98%
4.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2347
$6647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$969
$4795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.1
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.46
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.45
$22.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.08
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.7
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.9
$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.26
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.8
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.37
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.7
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.3
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.1
$1749
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1844
$25458

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Cities near Delhi

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$404
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$368
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$509
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$344
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$256
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$335
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$239
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$326
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$286
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$284
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$245
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$276
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$270
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$273
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$256
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$352
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$369
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$395
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$271
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$334
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$379
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$311
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$384
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$252
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$391
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$339
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$330
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$348
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$346
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$260
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$299
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$279
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$308
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$397
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$309
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$326
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$450
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$371
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$340
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$316

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1760
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1750
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1842
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1831
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1593
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1878
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2114
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1885
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1647
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1704
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1456
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1586
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1596
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1806
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1943
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1784
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1820
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1777
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1778
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1798
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1554
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1872
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2005
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1417
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1523
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1404
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1424
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1741
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1834
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1485
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1791
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2236
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1820