Glasgow vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Glasgow	Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2011	$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4929	$1623
🏠 One person rent	$1155	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$2177	$423
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$70.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3222	$403
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	94	11
😀 Quality of life	95	8
🏙️ Population	626K	760K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 205% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 1806th and 7141st ($2011 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 3rd in the United Kingdom and Somalia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Glasgow compared to 0.6 months in Hargeisa. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 24th and 9243rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Hargeisa

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	Glasgow	Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.1	$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$5.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.25	$10
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1168	$169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2489	$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1650	$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.3	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	20.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3920	$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2776	$8448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.7	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$4.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$2.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.9	$1.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.3	$5.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.9	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$58.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1078	$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15092	$603

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1765
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1699
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1601
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1604
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1551
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1649
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1608
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1404
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2140
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1500
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1246
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1482
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1567
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1382
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1755
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1722
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1713
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1968
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1726
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1705
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1651
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1638
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1628
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1637
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1393
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1707
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1510
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1592
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1390
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1714
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1629
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1288

Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$518
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$764
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$718
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$571
253 km or 157 mi	Dikhil	$542
280 km or 174 mi	Obock	$540
375 km or 233 mi	Aden	$503
446 km or 277 mi	Taiz	$507
490 km or 304 mi	Ibb	$496
515 km or 320 mi	Dessie	$838
522 km or 324 mi	Zabid	$482
555 km or 345 mi	Dhamar	$486
587 km or 365 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
595 km or 369 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
624 km or 388 mi	Sayyan	$481
643 km or 400 mi	Sanaa	$546
663 km or 412 mi	Mekelle	$662
676 km or 420 mi	Awasa	$886
719 km or 446 mi	Baidoa	$706
763 km or 474 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
781 km or 485 mi	Mukalla	$484
795 km or 494 mi	Gondar	$897
820 km or 510 mi	Sa'dah	$482
821 km or 510 mi	Mendefera	$487
822 km or 511 mi	Jimma	$654
838 km or 521 mi	Massawa	$486
849 km or 527 mi	Mogadishu	$711
850 km or 528 mi	Asmara	$520
881 km or 548 mi	Najran	$937
921 km or 572 mi	Keren	$488
977 km or 607 mi	Abha	$910
1058 km or 657 mi	Kassala	$1006
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$902
1067 km or 663 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
1089 km or 677 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
1171 km or 728 mi	Bisha	$905
1222 km or 759 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
1274 km or 792 mi	Meru	$541