Edinburgh vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2295
$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5636
$1174
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$228
🏘️ Family rent
$2398
$388
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$168
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$146
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
88
70
😀 Quality of life
92
50
🏙️ Population
488K
1.01M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 363% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 1307th and 8685th ($2295 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 1st 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 0.3 months in Islamabad. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Islamabad ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 83rd and 6656th 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
$22.3
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.34
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1471
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2686
$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1966
$233
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.86%
14.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6647
$1529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.6
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$4.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$2.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$4.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$1.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$22.4
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$1.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$1.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1749
$81.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25458
$3550

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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

Cities near Islamabad

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$446
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$371
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$280
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$373
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$253
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$373
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$321
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$394
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$335
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$344
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$391
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$382
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$313
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$286
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$309
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$393
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$332
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$396
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$381
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$359
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$450
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$306
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$379
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$397
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$339
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$371
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$438
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$340
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$456
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$346
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$504
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$401
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$350
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$391
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$440
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$447
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$447
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379