Abuja vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1551
$2121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3142
$5025
🏠 One person rent
$1167
$1212
🏘️ Family rent
$2057
$2121
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$561
🚐 Transport expenses
$76
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$83.9
$3514
😷 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 27% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 3904th and 1712th ($1551 vs $2121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 93rd 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 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 1.7 months in Glasgow. Abuja ranked 8th best city to live in Nigeria vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 9058th and 42nd 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
$3.05
$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$81.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$6.57
 Cappuccino
$2.08
$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1864
$1242
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3354
$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1593
$1636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$322
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$4206
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1118
$3169
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$4.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$96.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.44
$21.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.42
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$8.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$23.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.07
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.89
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$87
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.9
$129
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$963
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2219
$20961

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$785
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$353
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$830
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$584
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$587
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$750
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$594
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$785
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$578
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$538
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$922
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$659
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$594
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$775
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$655
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$849
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1555
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$665
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$581
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$878
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$601
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$687
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$386
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$618
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1143
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1017
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$425
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$750
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1022
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$834
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1143
562 km or 349 mi Save
$650
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$535
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$641
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$750
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1344
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1254

Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1902
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1906
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1645
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1852
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1707
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1862
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1784
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1588
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1782
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2331
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1656
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1490
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1655
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1771
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1892
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1954
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2053
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1945
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2265
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1848
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1975
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1827
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1803
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1784
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1784
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1540
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1964
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1573
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1620
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1873
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1819
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1430