Edinburgh vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2331
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5693
$1089
🏠 One person rent
$1375
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$2392
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3706
$148
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
88
70
😀 Quality of life
93
50
🏙️ Population
488K
1.01M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 402% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 1221st and 8843rd ($2331 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th 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 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.3 months in Islamabad. Edinburgh ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Islamabad ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 77th and 6696th 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
$22.7
$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.7
$16.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.38
$2.42
☕ Cappuccino
$5.19
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1465
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1087
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2613
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1964
$204
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$64
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$256
$99.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.92%
16.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6800
$1495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4921
$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.6
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$4.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.76
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$6.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$4.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.33
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$1.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.73
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.3
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$1.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.3
$1.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1708
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26404
$3118

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1784
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1782
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1862
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1852
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1656
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1854
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1585
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1902
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2121
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1906
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1645
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1707
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1490
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1588
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1655
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1848
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1975
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1803
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1827
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1771
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1573
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1964
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2053
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1415
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1540
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1430
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1450
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1727
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1873
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1496
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1819
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2265
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1892

Cities near Islamabad

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$427
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$360
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$279
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$370
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$264
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$369
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$323
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$381
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$371
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$308
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$295
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$378
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$326
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$379
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$368
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$348
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$432
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$302
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$367
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$391
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$318
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$364
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$315
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$433
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$352
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$473
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$382
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$351
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$414
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$417
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$425
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$429
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379