Edinburgh vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2246
$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5663
$1025
🏠 One person rent
$1326
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$2459
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$147
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3703
$173
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
88
63
😀 Quality of life
94
49
🏙️ Population
488K
14.9M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 424% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 1263rd and 8915th ($2246 vs $429) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 3rd 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 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 40th and 6242nd 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
$18.6
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.44
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.67
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.34
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$141
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$96.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2692
$307
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1980
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$294
$97.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7033
$544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4677
$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.63
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.9
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$4.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.38
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$5.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$3.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.9
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.9
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$119
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$52.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1775
$42.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23136
$1146

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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 Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$315
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$341
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$327
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$295
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$325
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$313
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$344
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$326
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$402
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$285
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$471
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$424
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$297
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$375
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$338
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$399
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$347
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$294
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$639
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$406
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$391
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$268
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$785
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$371
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$284
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$521
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$360
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$358
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$299
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$487
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$831
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$360
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$327
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$288
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1110
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$371
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548