Abu Dhabi vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1828
$2011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4703
$4929
🏠 One person rent
$1173
$1155
🏘️ Family rent
$2618
$2177
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$524
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3781
$3222
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
53
94
😀 Quality of life
83
95
🏙️ Population
1.48M
626K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 9% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 2320th and 1806th ($1828 vs $2011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 64th 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 2.1 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 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 438th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68
$89.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.61
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.8
$6.25
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$4.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1236
$1168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$918
$840
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2996
$2489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2225
$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.9
$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$320
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$39.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.24%
5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5750
$3920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4816
$2776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$78.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.53
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.12
$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$8.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$18.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.88
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.3
$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$16.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.9
$80.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.9
$115
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$1078
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12452
$15092

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$1721
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$2379
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1494
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1844
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2240
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1239
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1779
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1709
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$780
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$967
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1223
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1280
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1243
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1090
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$547
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$1068
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1056
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$548
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$897
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$901
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$514
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$518
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$589
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$551
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$546
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$563
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$557
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$585
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$515
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$507
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$464
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$605
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$529
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1637
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$536

Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1763
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1765
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1475
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1601
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1604
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1551
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1649
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1608
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1404
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1692
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2140
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1610
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1500
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1246
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1482
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1567
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1732
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1382
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1692
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1755
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1722
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1713
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1968
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1726
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1614
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1705
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1651
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1638
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1628
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1637
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1393
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1707
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1510
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1592
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1390
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1714
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1629
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1288