Glasgow vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2011
$474
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4929
$1052
🏠 One person rent
$1155
$203
🏘️ Family rent
$2177
$302
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3222
$218
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
94
30
😀 Quality of life
95
14
🏙️ Population
626K
4.27M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 324% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 1806th and 8769th ($2011 vs $474) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Glasgow compared to 0.5 months in Kabul. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 24th and 9071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Glasgow Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.9
$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.1
$9.34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$3.11
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1168
$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$90
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2489
$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$320
$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.3
$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.41%
18.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3920
$404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2776
$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.7
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.63
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$4.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.83
$2.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.3
$2.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.9
$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$115
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1078
$17.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15092
$1356

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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 Kabul

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$386
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$303
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$389
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$366
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$381
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$346
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$394
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$366
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$364
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$382
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$442
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$596
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$401
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$414
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$458
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$593
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$605
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$354
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$468
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$292
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$389
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$273
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$342
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$380
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$306
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$373
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$354
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$266
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$392
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$305
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$361
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$281
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$374
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$321
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$476