Edinburgh vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2310
$458
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5713
$1016
🏠 One person rent
$1359
$195
🏘️ Family rent
$2393
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$153
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$76.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3676
$104
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
88
30
😀 Quality of life
95
33
🏙️ Population
488K
4.27M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 405% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 1247th and 8842nd ($2310 vs $458) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd 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 0.2 months in Kabul. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 59th and 8609th 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
$21.6
$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.8
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.41
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$5.01
$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.68
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1388
$93.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1053
$62.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2488
$172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1942
$111
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$300
$48.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$95.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.08%
12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6892
$505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4820
$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.4
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.7
$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.63
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$6.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$0.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$1.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.9
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.26
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$10.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$2.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.5
$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$115
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$34.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1932
$19.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23184
$1486

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1768
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1775
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1728
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1762
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1619
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1711
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1641
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1797
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1480
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1840
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2058
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1837
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1527
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1575
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1630
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1485
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1522
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1759
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1963
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1769
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1906
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1805
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1825
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1780
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1797
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1778
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1602
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$2079
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1761
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2021
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1460
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1507
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1429
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1431
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1638
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1840
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1484
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1839
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2205
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1808

Cities near Kabul

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$401
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$354
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$396
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$393
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$404
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$334
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$364
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$428
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$354
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$351
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$344
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$443
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$684
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$416
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$432
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$376
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$680
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$712
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$277
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$436
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$294
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$372
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$265
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$351
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$363
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$333
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$320
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$340
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$291
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$403
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$303
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$302
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$362
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$311
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$368
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$316
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$439