Glasgow vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Glasgow	Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2011	$541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4929	$1478
🏠 One person rent	$1155	$181
🏘️ Family rent	$2177	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$37.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3222	$433
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	69 km
🎓 Higher education	94	29
😀 Quality of life	95	27
🏙️ Population	626K	42.7K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 272% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 1806th and 8317th ($2011 vs $541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 4th in the United Kingdom and Kenya, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Glasgow compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 24th and 8421st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Meru

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	Glasgow	Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.1	$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.25	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1168	$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2489	$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1650	$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.3	$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	14.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3920	$1127
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2776	$1251
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.7	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$4.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.9	$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.3	$6.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.9	$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$19
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$59.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1078	$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15092	$8023

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Glasgow

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 Meru

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi	Thika	$589
175 km or 109 mi	Nairobi	$760
179 km or 111 mi	Machakos	$408
180 km or 112 mi	Nakuru	$500
268 km or 167 mi	Eldoret	$483
323 km or 201 mi	Kisumu	$522
354 km or 220 mi	Mumias	$490
378 km or 235 mi	Moshi	$561
392 km or 244 mi	Tororo	$602
395 km or 245 mi	Arusha	$638
403 km or 250 mi	Mbale	$605
455 km or 283 mi	Malindi	$498
496 km or 308 mi	Jinja	$562
508 km or 316 mi	Mombasa	$580
559 km or 347 mi	Kira Town	$646
564 km or 351 mi	Kampala	$698
577 km or 359 mi	Entebbe	$558
591 km or 367 mi	Tanga	$545
600 km or 373 mi	Mwanza	$625
666 km or 414 mi	Gulu	$594
712 km or 442 mi	Stone Town	$523
712 km or 443 mi	Zanzibar	$552
732 km or 455 mi	Dodoma	$502
749 km or 465 mi	Baidoa	$706
764 km or 475 mi	Morogoro	$486
783 km or 486 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
784 km or 487 mi	Awasa	$886
819 km or 509 mi	Arua	$585
840 km or 522 mi	Bunia	$801
852 km or 529 mi	Jimma	$654
852 km or 530 mi	Kasese	$573
858 km or 533 mi	Juba	$513
862 km or 536 mi	Byumba	$613
873 km or 542 mi	Kigali	$771
875 km or 544 mi	Muyinga	$650
883 km or 549 mi	Mogadishu	$711
907 km or 563 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
911 km or 566 mi	Ruyigi	$648
911 km or 566 mi	Beni	$785
918 km or 570 mi	Nyanza	$518