Addis Ababa vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$1884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$4264
🏠 One person rent
$407
$1096
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$1719
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$475
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$3145
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
32
94
😀 Quality of life
40
94
🏙️ Population
3.04M
626K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 51% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 5819th and 2103rd ($923 vs $1884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 99th 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 1.7 months in Glasgow. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7141st and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$8.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$5.83
 Cappuccino
$0.91
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$1191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$790
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$1271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$4377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$3046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$81.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$19.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$97.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$1097
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$12197

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1748
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1734
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1524
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1659
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1514
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1670
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1651
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1520
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1693
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2043
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1537
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1723
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1527
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1632
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1706
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1305
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1741
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1629
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1643
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1719
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1681
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1833
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1702
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1673
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1661
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1644
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1554
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1630
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1430
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1662
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1568
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1532
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1251