Edinburgh vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2295
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5636
$1080
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$134
🏘️ Family rent
$2398
$232
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$148
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
88
29
😀 Quality of life
92
47
🏙️ Population
488K
846K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 442% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 1307th and 8916th ($2295 vs $424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Nepal, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.3 months in Kathmandu. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 83rd and 6934th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Kathmandu

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Edinburgh Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.3
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.34
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1471
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$86.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2686
$332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1966
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$7.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.86%
10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6647
$2304
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.6
$9.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$5.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$22.4
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$1.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1749
$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25458
$4078

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1760
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1750
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1842
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1831
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1593
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1878
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2114
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1885
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1647
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1704
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1456
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1586
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1596
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1806
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1943
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1784
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1820
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1777
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1778
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1798
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1554
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1872
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2005
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1417
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1523
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1404
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1424
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1741
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1834
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1485
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1791
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2236
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1820

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$336
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$288
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339