Addis Ababa vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$4959
🏠 One person rent
$674
$1226
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$2124
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$547
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$3456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
34
93
😀 Quality of life
45
94
🏙️ Population
5.7M
626K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 46% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 4878th and 1708th ($1148 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 86th in Ethiopia and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.6 months in Glasgow. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7160th and 39th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Glasgow

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Addis Ababa Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$6.4
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$1185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$2085
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$1681
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$320
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$4105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$3087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$23.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$135
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$928
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$21435

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$910
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$931
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$746
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$800
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1050
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$923
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1045
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$563
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$521
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$590
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$682
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$564
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$481
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$872
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$513
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$484
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$483
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$947
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$476
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$497
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$494
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$788
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$488
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$505
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$745
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$478
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$476
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$532
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$803
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$809
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$591
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$543
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$834

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