Glasgow vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2013
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4848
$1153
🏠 One person rent
$1146
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$2071
$283
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3562
$231
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
94
28
😀 Quality of life
96
45
🏙️ Population
626K
846K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 355% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 1833rd and 8885th ($2013 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Nepal, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Glasgow compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 19th and 6524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Glasgow Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.4
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.22
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.44
$2.63
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.26
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1254
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$882
$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2451
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1640
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.7
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.48%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3909
$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3280
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.79
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.9
$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.4
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.71
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.6
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.01
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.03
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.3
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1167
$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12979
$4063

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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 Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330