Edinburgh vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2310
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5713
$1029
🏠 One person rent
$1359
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$2393
$274
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3676
$132
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
88
63
😀 Quality of life
95
54
🏙️ Population
488K
14.9M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 438% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 1247th and 8915th ($2310 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd 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 0.3 months in Karachi. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 59th and 6371st 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
$21.6
$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.8
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.41
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$5.01
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.68
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1388
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1053
$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2488
$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1942
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$300
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.08%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6892
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4820
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.4
$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.7
$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.63
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.9
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.26
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.5
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$115
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1932
$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23184
$1491

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1768
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1775
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1728
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1762
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1619
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1711
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1641
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1797
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1480
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1840
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2058
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1837
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1527
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1575
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1630
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1485
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1522
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1759
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1963
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1769
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1906
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1805
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1825
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1780
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1797
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1778
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1602
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$2079
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1761
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2021
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1460
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1507
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1429
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1431
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1638
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1840
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1484
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1839
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2205
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1808

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558