Edinburgh vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2295
$450
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5636
$1064
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$183
🏘️ Family rent
$2398
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$63.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$166
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
88
71
😀 Quality of life
92
52
🏙️ Population
488K
11.1M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 410% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 1307th and 8860th ($2295 vs $450) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th 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 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Lahore ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 83rd and 6510th 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
$22.3
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.34
$3.58
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1471
$127
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$71.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2686
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1966
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$83.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.86%
14.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6647
$834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.6
$3.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$2.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$4.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$0.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$22.4
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$8.97
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$16.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1749
$40.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25458
$1609

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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 Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$396
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$397
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$332
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$309
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$382
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$313
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$335
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$340
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$346
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$339
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$359
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$393
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$286
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$371
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$391
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$379
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$391
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$280
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$306
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$350
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$334
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$446
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$496
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$401
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$252
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$344
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$371
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$253
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$256
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$440
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$310
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$326
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$270
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$394
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$239
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$373
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$395
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$321