Edinburgh vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$799
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$128
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$138
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
88
67
😀 Quality of life
93
35
🏙️ Population
488K
2.1M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 518% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 1692nd and 9155th ($2043 vs $331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 11th 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 Rawalpindi. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Rawalpindi ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 64th and 7850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Edinburgh Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$8.01
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$90.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$71.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$7.87
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$4.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$12.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$36
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$1496

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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 Rawalpindi

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$389
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$238
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$278
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$335
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$281
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$311
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$277
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$307
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$352
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$330
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$303
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$298
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$399
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$240
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$344
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$268
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$337
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$289
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$386
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$347
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$364
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$337
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$260
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$508
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$399
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$290
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$394
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$449
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$567
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$328
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$338
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$448
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$307
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$455
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$401
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$282