Edinburgh vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$404
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5387
$1011
🏠 One person rent
$1269
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$2336
$258
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$51.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3522
$432
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
88
75
😀 Quality of life
94
58
🏙️ Population
488K
4.5M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 429% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 1491st and 8948th ($2140 vs $404) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 24th 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 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Edinburgh ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 34th and 5509th among best cities to live in the world.

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Edinburgh Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$3.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.21
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.09
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$4.64
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1331
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$970
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2573
$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1865
$180
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$291
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.75%
9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6219
$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4199
$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$6.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.8
$3.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.07
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$3.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$8.93
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$2.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$47.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1772
$41.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21911
$1469

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1610
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1608
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1692
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1649
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1475
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1604
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1500
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1699
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1482
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1763
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2011
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1765
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1480
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1601
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1551
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1246
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1404
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1567
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1726
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1614
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1705
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1638
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1651
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1628
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1637
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1732
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1510
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1707
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1592
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1722
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1328
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1393
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1288
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1377
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1500
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1714
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1382
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1629
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1968
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1692

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$332
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$355
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$345
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$333
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$331
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$327
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$336
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$337
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$354
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$338
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$347
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$334
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$330
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$329
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$341
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$350
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$360
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$327
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$337
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$327
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$328
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$394
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$294
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$314
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$281
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$292
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$283
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$289
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$303
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$292
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$304
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$299
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$300
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$274
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$287
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$361
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$293
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$430
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$309
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$308