Abuja vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$4959
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$1226
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$2124
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$547
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$3456
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
39
93
😀 Quality of life
23
94
🏙️ Population
1.69M
626K

The cost of living in Abuja is 35% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 4364th and 1708th ($1375 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 86th in Nigeria and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Nigeria vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0 months in Abuja compared to 1.6 months in Glasgow. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 9006th and 39th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Glasgow

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Abuja Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.62
$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$6.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$1185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$2085
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$1681
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$320
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$4105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$3087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$23.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$135
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$928
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$21435

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$692
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$323
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$760
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$517
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$564
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$672
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$531
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$693
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$488
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$518
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$795
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$491
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$575
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$516
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$670
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$627
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$773
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1364
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$639
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$658
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$503
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$786
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$591
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$699
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$373
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$559
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1118
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$995
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$372
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$759
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$946
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$821
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1119
562 km or 349 mi Save
$654
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$476
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$627
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$738
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1272
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1156

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