Edinburgh vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2246
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5663
$1271
🏠 One person rent
$1326
$285
🏘️ Family rent
$2459
$403
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3703
$188
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
88
29
😀 Quality of life
94
13
🏙️ Population
488K
4.27M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 275% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 1263rd and 7801st ($2246 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1st 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 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 40th and 9123rd 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
$18.6
$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$8.83
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.44
$3.75
☕ Cappuccino
$4.67
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.34
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2692
$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1980
$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$294
$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$99.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
21.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7033
$451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4677
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.63
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.9
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$9.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.38
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$0.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.9
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$2.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.9
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$119
$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1775
$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23136
$1452

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1744
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1724
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1710
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1625
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1647
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1793
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1545
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1818
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2013
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1793
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1599
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1573
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1390
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1420
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1701
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1800
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1712
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1734
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1706
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1828
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1571
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1602
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1640
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1830
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1424
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1459
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1364
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1467
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1528
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1783
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1467
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1763
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1989
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1767

Cities near Kabul

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$469
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$358
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$476
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$441
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$457
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$338
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$374
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$467
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$372
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$354
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$323
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$439
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$376
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$450
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$456
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$655
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$672
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$328
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$521
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$292
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$373
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$277
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$344
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$380
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$319
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$388
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$285
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$371
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$312
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$280
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$358
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$335
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$376
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$308
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$487