Abu Dhabi vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4670	$4959
🏠 One person rent	$1489	$1226
🏘️ Family rent	$2612	$2124
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$547
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.8	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2773	$3456
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	51	93
😀 Quality of life	85	94
🏙️ Population	1.57M	626K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 0.9% more expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 1650th and 1708th ($2133 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 86th 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 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.6 months in Glasgow. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 424th and 39th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Abu Dhabi	Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.11	$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.9	$6.4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1728	$1185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1197	$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3067	$2085
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$1681
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$320
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88	$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4681	$4105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8556	$3087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.63	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.55	$23.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.56	$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.22	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.9	$86
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$135
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$628	$928
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14421	$21435

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2470
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1543
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1455
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2356
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1173
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2100
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$2015
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$797
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1082
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1062
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1340
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1218
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1193
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$494
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$965
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1059
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$497
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$778
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$917
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$521
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$526
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$505
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$454
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$457
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$485
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$471
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$530
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$514
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$700
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$559
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$459
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1628
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$469

Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1878
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1885
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1831
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1611
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1600
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1647
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1835
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1704
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1842
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1760
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1586
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1750
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2295
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1794
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1640
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1456
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1593
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1596
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1485
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1878
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2005
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1923
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2236
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1806
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1943
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1820
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1784
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1777
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1778
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1523
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1872
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1554
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1742
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1646
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1834
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1791
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1404