Abu Dhabi vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$1884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$4264
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$1096
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$1719
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$475
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$3145
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
52
94
😀 Quality of life
82
94
🏙️ Population
1.48M
626K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 3% more expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 1938th and 2103rd ($1936 vs $1884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 99th in the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.7 months in Glasgow. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 369th and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$8.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$1191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$790
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$1870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$1271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$4377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$3046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$81.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$97.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$1097
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$12197

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1748
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1734
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1524
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1659
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1514
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1670
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1651
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1520
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1693
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2043
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1537
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1723
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1527
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1632
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1706
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1305
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1741
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1629
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1643
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1719
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1681
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1833
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1702
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1673
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1661
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1644
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1554
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1630
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1430
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1662
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1568
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1532
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1251