Edinburgh vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Edinburgh | Karachi | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Edinburgh is 437% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 1221st and 8914th ($2331 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Pakistan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Pakistan comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Edinburgh ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 77th and 6414th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Edinburgh vs Karachi
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| Edinburgh | Karachi | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Edinburgh
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 18 km or 11 mi |  Kirkcaldy | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Livingston | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Dunfermline | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Alloa | |
| 49 km or 30 mi | Cumbernauld | |
| 49 km or 31 mi | Stirling | |
| 52 km or 32 mi | Perth | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Hamilton | |
| 59 km or 37 mi | Dundee | |
| 65 km or 40 mi | East Kilbride | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Glasgow | |
| 78 km or 48 mi | Paisley | |
| 89 km or 56 mi | Kilmarnock | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Greenock | |
| 99 km or 61 mi | Irvine | |
| 102 km or 63 mi | Dumfries | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | Ayr | |
| 120 km or 74 mi | Carlisle | |
| 147 km or 91 mi | Newcastle upon Tyne | |
| 149 km or 93 mi | Aberdeen | |
| 150 km or 93 mi | Gateshead | |
| 153 km or 95 mi | Tynemouth | |
| 153 km or 95 mi | Jarrow | |
| 154 km or 96 mi | South Shields | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | Washington | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | Whitehaven | |
| 164 km or 102 mi | Sunderland | |
| 166 km or 103 mi | Durham | |
| 173 km or 107 mi | Bishop Auckland | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Inverness | |
| 189 km or 117 mi | Hartlepool | |
| 189 km or 117 mi | Elgin | |
| 190 km or 118 mi | Darlington | |
| 194 km or 121 mi | Stockton-on-Tees | |
| 197 km or 123 mi | Middlesbrough | |
| 211 km or 131 mi | Morecambe | |
| 212 km or 132 mi | Bangor | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Lancaster | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Douglas | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Newtownabbey |
Cities near Karachi
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 148 km or 92 mi |  Hyderabad | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Nawabshah | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Mirpur Khas | |
| 324 km or 201 mi | Larkana | |
| 324 km or 201 mi |  Bhuj | |
| 366 km or 227 mi | Sukkur | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Jacobabad | |
| 445 km or 277 mi | Porbandar | |
| 480 km or 298 mi | Rajkot | |
| 564 km or 351 mi | Mehsana | |
| 593 km or 368 mi | Quetta | |
| 601 km or 374 mi | Ahmedabad | |
| 604 km or 375 mi | Gandhinagar | |
| 626 km or 389 mi | Bhavnagar | |
| 629 km or 391 mi | Jodhpur | |
| 643 km or 399 mi | Pali | |
| 643 km or 399 mi | Nadiad | |
| 645 km or 401 mi |  Chabahar | |
| 675 km or 419 mi | Udaipur | |
| 679 km or 422 mi | Dera Ghazi Khan | |
| 683 km or 425 mi | Bahawalpur | |
| 683 km or 425 mi | Iranshahr | |
| 692 km or 430 mi | Vadodara | |
| 711 km or 442 mi | Godhra | |
| 719 km or 447 mi | Bikaner | |
| 723 km or 449 mi | Surat | |
| 736 km or 457 mi | Multan | |
| 745 km or 463 mi | Navsari | |
| 761 km or 473 mi |  Kandahar | |
| 769 km or 478 mi | Bhilwara | |
| 775 km or 482 mi | Khanewal | |
| 785 km or 488 mi | Ajmer | |
| 792 km or 492 mi | Lashkargah | |
| 796 km or 494 mi | Zahedan | |
| 812 km or 504 mi | Burewala | |
| 836 km or 519 mi | Ratlam | |
| 845 km or 525 mi | Vasai | |
| 865 km or 537 mi |  Muscat | |
| 866 km or 538 mi | Sikar | |
| 874 km or 543 mi | Zabol |