Asmara vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$4959
🏠 One person rent
$212
$1226
🏘️ Family rent
$354
$2124
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$547
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$3456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
9
93
😀 Quality of life
15
94
🏙️ Population
963K
626K

The cost of living in Asmara is 76% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 8615th and 1708th ($513 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 86th in Eritrea and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Eritrea vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 1.6 months in Glasgow. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 9202nd and 39th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Glasgow

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Asmara Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$6.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$1185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$2085
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$1681
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$320
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$4105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$3087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.73
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$23.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$135
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$928
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3926
$21435

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$481
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$484
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$483
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$748
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$947
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$923
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$872
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$800
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$931
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$476
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$871
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$976
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$873
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$475
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$532
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$476
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$497
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$488
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1124
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$478
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$563
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$564
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$864
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$590
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$890
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$803
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1031
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$809
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1210
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$834
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$788
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1050
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$521
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1045

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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