Glasgow vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2121
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5025
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$1212
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$2121
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$214
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
93
29
😀 Quality of life
94
51
🏙️ Population
626K
846K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 415% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 1712th and 8958th ($2121 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 93rd 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 1.7 months in Glasgow compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 42nd and 6657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Kathmandu

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Glasgow Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.9
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.57
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$4.91
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.99
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1242
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$896
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2242
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1636
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$322
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.2
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.74%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4206
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.14
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.1
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.6
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.06
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$87
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$129
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$963
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20961
$3536

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1902
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1906
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1645
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1852
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1707
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1862
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1784
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1588
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1782
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2331
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1656
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1490
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1655
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1771
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1892
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1954
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2053
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1945
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2265
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1848
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1975
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1827
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1803
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1784
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1784
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1540
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1964
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1573
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1620
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1873
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1819
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1430

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360