Edinburgh vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2295
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5636
$875
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$2398
$215
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$255
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
88
73
😀 Quality of life
92
61
🏙️ Population
488K
4.5M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 534% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 1307th and 9031st ($2295 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 40th in the United Kingdom and India, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.7 months in Kolkata. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kolkata ranked 10th in India, while ranked 83rd and 5764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Kolkata

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Edinburgh Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.3
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90
$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.34
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1471
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2686
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1966
$138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$7.12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.86%
9.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6647
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.6
$3.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$3.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$22.4
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1749
$35.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25458
$1762

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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 Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$321
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$333
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$326
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$319
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$313
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$321
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$321
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$331
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$327
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$318
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$314
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$322
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$328
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$339
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$311
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$319
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$311
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$362
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$285
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$296
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$276
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$267
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$326
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$287
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$272
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$288
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$268
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$274
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$289
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$321
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$339
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$273
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$478
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$289