Edinburgh vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2331
$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5693
$1051
🏠 One person rent
$1375
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$2392
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3706
$120
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
88
33
😀 Quality of life
93
25
🏙️ Population
488K
5.33M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 393% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 1221st and 8823rd ($2331 vs $473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 3rd in the United Kingdom and Afghanistan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Edinburgh ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 77th and 8992nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Kabul

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Edinburgh Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.7
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.7
$9.56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.38
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$5.19
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1465
$108
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1087
$72.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2613
$196
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1964
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$256
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$85.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.92%
12.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6800
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4921
$300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.6
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.76
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$6.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.33
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$2.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.73
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.3
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$11.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.3
$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$39.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1708
$20.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26404
$1540

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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 Kabul

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$433
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$368
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$425
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$429
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$454
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$370
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$369
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$360
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$464
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$427
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$457
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$381
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$702
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$735
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$279
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$463
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$302
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$378
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$264
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$367
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$371
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$348
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$353
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$298
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$417
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$318
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$382
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$308
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$379
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$326
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$467