Edinburgh vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2295
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5636
$1114
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$2398
$298
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$146
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
88
33
😀 Quality of life
92
26
🏙️ Population
488K
5.33M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 356% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 1307th and 8650th ($2295 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 2nd 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 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 83rd and 8929th 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
$22.3
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90
$8.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.34
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$1.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1471
$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$83.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2686
$223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1966
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$49.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.86%
12.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6647
$664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.6
$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$6.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$2.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$22.4
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$3.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$2.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$45.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1749
$20.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25458
$1302

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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 Kabul

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$456
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$381
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$447
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$438
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$447
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$394
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$468
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$373
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$373
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$371
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$496
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$446
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$470
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$391
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$737
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$773
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$280
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$473
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$306
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$393
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$253
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$379
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$382
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$359
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$335
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$344
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$303
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$440
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$339
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$309
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$401
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$313
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$396
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$332
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$469