Edinburgh vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Edinburgh | Rawalpindi | |
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| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
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The cost of living in Edinburgh is 497% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 1263rd and 9038th ($2246 vs $376) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 7th 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 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.5 months in Rawalpindi. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Rawalpindi ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 40th and 7946th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Edinburgh vs Rawalpindi
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| Edinburgh | Rawalpindi | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Edinburgh
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 18 km or 11 mi |  Kirkcaldy | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Livingston | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Dunfermline | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Alloa | |
| 49 km or 30 mi | Cumbernauld | |
| 49 km or 31 mi | Stirling | |
| 52 km or 32 mi | Perth | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Hamilton | |
| 59 km or 37 mi | Dundee | |
| 65 km or 40 mi | East Kilbride | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Glasgow | |
| 78 km or 48 mi | Paisley | |
| 89 km or 56 mi | Kilmarnock | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Greenock | |
| 99 km or 61 mi | Irvine | |
| 102 km or 63 mi | Dumfries | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | Ayr | |
| 120 km or 74 mi | Carlisle | |
| 147 km or 91 mi | Newcastle upon Tyne | |
| 149 km or 93 mi | Aberdeen | |
| 150 km or 93 mi | Gateshead | |
| 153 km or 95 mi | Tynemouth | |
| 153 km or 95 mi | Jarrow | |
| 154 km or 96 mi | South Shields | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | Washington | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | Whitehaven | |
| 164 km or 102 mi | Sunderland | |
| 166 km or 103 mi | Durham | |
| 173 km or 107 mi | Bishop Auckland | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Inverness | |
| 189 km or 117 mi | Hartlepool | |
| 189 km or 117 mi | Elgin | |
| 190 km or 118 mi | Darlington | |
| 194 km or 121 mi | Stockton-on-Tees | |
| 197 km or 123 mi | Middlesbrough | |
| 211 km or 131 mi | Morecambe | |
| 212 km or 132 mi | Bangor | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Lancaster | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Douglas | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Newtownabbey |
Cities near Rawalpindi
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 11 km or 7 mi |  Islamabad | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Wah | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Mirpur | |
| 116 km or 72 mi | Mardan | |
| 120 km or 75 mi | Mandi Bahauddin | |
| 135 km or 84 mi |  Baramulla | |
| 146 km or 90 mi | Mingora | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Gujrat | |
| 151 km or 94 mi | Kohat | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Peshawar | |
| 170 km or 105 mi | Srinagar | |
| 173 km or 107 mi | Sargodha | |
| 180 km or 112 mi | Hafizabad | |
| 183 km or 114 mi | Sialkot | |
| 192 km or 119 mi | Jammu | |
| 192 km or 119 mi | Gujranwala | |
| 210 km or 130 mi | Chiniot | |
| 211 km or 131 mi | Kamoke | |
| 228 km or 142 mi | Sheikhupura | |
| 243 km or 151 mi | Faisalabad | |
| 257 km or 160 mi | Lahore | |
| 258 km or 160 mi |  Jalalabad | |
| 269 km or 167 mi | Jhang | |
| 275 km or 171 mi | Gojra | |
| 276 km or 172 mi | Sahiwal | |
| 277 km or 172 mi | Amritsar | |
| 283 km or 176 mi | Pathankot | |
| 294 km or 183 mi | Khost | |
| 312 km or 194 mi | Okara | |
| 346 km or 215 mi | Jalandhar | |
| 355 km or 221 mi | Gardez | |
| 374 km or 232 mi | Kabul | |
| 382 km or 238 mi | Khanewal | |
| 385 km or 239 mi | Burewala | |
| 397 km or 247 mi | Ludhiana | |
| 409 km or 254 mi | Multan | |
| 430 km or 267 mi | Ghazni | |
| 457 km or 284 mi | Dera Ghazi Khan | |
| 474 km or 294 mi | Chandigarh | |
| 475 km or 295 mi | Shimla |