Glasgow vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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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