Glasgow vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Glasgow	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4848	$1897
🏠 One person rent	$1146	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$2071	$730
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$295
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3562	$201
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	94	30
😀 Quality of life	96	36
🏙️ Population	626K	159K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 141% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 1833rd and 6315th ($2013 vs $835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 3rd in the United Kingdom and Cape Verde, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Glasgow compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 19th and 7362nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Praia

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	Glasgow	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.4	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.22	$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.44	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.26	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1254	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$882	$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2451	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1640	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$91.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.48%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3909	$1010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3280	$910
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.79	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.9	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.6	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.01	$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.03	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.3	$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.3	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1167	$78.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12979	$3052

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$840
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$898
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1198
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1095
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1203
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$520
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$569
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$488
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1051
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1003
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1062
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$649
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$678
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$889
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1039
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$866
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$972
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1030
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$974
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1213
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$994
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1138
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1146
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$983
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$979
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1707
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1660
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1336
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1764
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1391
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1394
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$528
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1353
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$574
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$494
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$497
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$495