Al Ain vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$1884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$4264
🏠 One person rent
$612
$1096
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$1719
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$475
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$3145
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
37
94
😀 Quality of life
79
94
🏙️ Population
767K
626K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 40% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 4616th and 2103rd ($1132 vs $1884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 99th in the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 1.7 months in Glasgow. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 496th and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$8.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$1191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$790
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$1870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$1271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$4377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$3046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$81.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$97.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$1097
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$12197

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Distance City Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi Fujairah
$1191
126 km or 78 mi Dubai
$2229
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1612
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$1841
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$787
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1164
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1126
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1285
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1375
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$890
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1327
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$604
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$672
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1005
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$822
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$844
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$575

Cities near Glasgow

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