Addis Ababa vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$2121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$5025
🏠 One person rent
$758
$1212
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$2121
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$561
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$3514
😷 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 40% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 4635th and 1712th ($1269 vs $2121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 93rd 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 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.7 months in Glasgow. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7273rd and 42nd 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
$4.01
$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$81.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$6.57
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$1242
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$1636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$322
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$4206
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$3169
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$4.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$96.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$3.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$23.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$87
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$129
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$963
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$20961

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222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

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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