Edinburgh vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$389
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$1027
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$169
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$140
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$33.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$221
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
88
67
😀 Quality of life
93
51
🏙️ Population
488K
1.01M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 426% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 1692nd and 8988th ($2043 vs $389) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Pakistan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.6 months in Islamabad. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 64th and 6200th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Islamabad

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Edinburgh Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$1.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$16.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$85.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$397
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$57.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$88
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$15.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
19.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$791
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$5.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$4.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$4.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$1.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$7.98
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$3.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$16.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$74.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$51.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$1443

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666

Cities near Islamabad

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$331
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$238
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$278
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$335
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$281
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$311
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$352
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$307
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$277
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$330
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$303
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$298
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$399
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$240
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$344
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$268
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$337
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$347
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$289
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$386
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$364
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$337
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$508
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$260
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$399
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$290
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$449
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$394
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$567
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$328
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$338
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$448
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$307
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$455
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$437
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$401