Edinburgh vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$994
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$326
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$136
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$205
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
88
69
😀 Quality of life
93
51
🏙️ Population
488K
11.1M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 430% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 1692nd and 8998th ($2043 vs $386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th 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 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.5 months in Lahore. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 64th and 6245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Lahore

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Edinburgh Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$3.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$2.55
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$97.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$260
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$4.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$2.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$3.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$1.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$1.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$1.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$9.05
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$34.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$1054

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666

Cities near Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$337
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$508
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$268
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$240
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$303
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$298
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$277
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$290
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$394
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$260
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$289
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$344
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$399
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$399
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$448
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$337
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$330
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$278
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$364
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$338
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$365
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$401
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$331
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$389
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$328
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$282
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$393
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$238
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$281
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$250
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$307
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$267
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$357
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$255
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$307
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$343
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$335
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$374
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$352