Edinburgh vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$1181
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$383
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$168
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$175
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
88
29
😀 Quality of life
93
21
🏙️ Population
488K
4.27M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 261% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 1692nd and 7972nd ($2043 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th 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 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 64th and 8953rd 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
$17.3
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
14.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$8.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$3.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$6.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$2.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$13.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$41.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$22.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$1370

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666

Cities near Kabul

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$449
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$347
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$455
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$437
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$352
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$307
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$445
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$335
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$311
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$238
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$389
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$331
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$446
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$330
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$629
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$638
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$278
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$513
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$364
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$344
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$281
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$337
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$303
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$289
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$277
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$393
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$313
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$307
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$260
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$240
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$328
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$298
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$337
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$268
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$484