Addis Ababa vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$4848
🏠 One person rent
$604
$1146
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$2071
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$540
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$3562
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
32
94
😀 Quality of life
40
96
🏙️ Population
5.23M
626K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 45% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 4928th and 1833rd ($1103 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 97th 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 1.8 months in Glasgow. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6957th and 19th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$9.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$6.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$1254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$882
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$2451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$1640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
5.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$3909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$3280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$3.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$80.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$19.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$3.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$85.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$1167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$12979

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1818
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1793
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1793
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1599
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1625
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1573
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1710
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1744
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1420
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1724
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2246
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1647
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1390
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1545
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1732
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1828
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1467
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1830
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1830
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1805
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1989
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1701
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1800
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1734
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1712
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1706
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1688
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1459
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1602
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1571
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1640
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1491
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1783
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1763
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1364