Edinburgh vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$995
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$184
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
88
63
😀 Quality of life
93
53
🏙️ Population
488K
14.9M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 390% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 1692nd and 8902nd ($2043 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 1st 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 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 64th and 6078th 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
$17.3
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$1093

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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 Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546