Glasgow vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Glasgow	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4848	$1271
🏠 One person rent	$1146	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$2071	$403
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3562	$188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	94	29
😀 Quality of life	96	13
🏙️ Population	626K	4.27M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 236% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 1833rd and 7801st ($2013 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Afghanistan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Glasgow compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 19th and 9123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Kabul

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	Glasgow	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.4	$8.83
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.22	$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.44	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.26	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1254	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$882	$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2451	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1640	$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$99.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.48%	21.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3909	$451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3280	$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.79	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.9	$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$9.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$0.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$0.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.6	$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.01	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.03	$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.3	$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$2.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.3	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1167	$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12979	$1452

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1818
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1793
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1793
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1767
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1470
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1599
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1625
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1573
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1710
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1744
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1420
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1724
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2246
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1704
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1647
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1390
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1545
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1732
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1467
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1830
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1830
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1805
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1989
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1847
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1701
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1800
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1734
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1712
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1706
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1688
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1459
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1602
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1571
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1640
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1491
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1783
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1763
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1364

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$469
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$358
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$476
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$441
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$338
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$374
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$467
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$372
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$354
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$323
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$439
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$659
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$450
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$456
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$672
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$328
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$521
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$277
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$344
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$319
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$330
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$388
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$285
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$371
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$312
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$280
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$358
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$335
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$308
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$487