Glasgow vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Glasgow	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2011	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4929	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$1155	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$2177	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3222	$191
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	94	29
😀 Quality of life	95	36
🏙️ Population	626K	159K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 139% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 1806th and 6298th ($2011 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 2nd 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 1.6 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 24th and 7365th 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	$18.9	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.1	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.25	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1168	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2489	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1650	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.3	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3920	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2776	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.7	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.9	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.3	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.9	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1078	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15092	$2887

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$865
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1114
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1052
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$507
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$552
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$477
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$998
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$970
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1000
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$647
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$675
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$827
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$964
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$804
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$998
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1061
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$998
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1346
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1019
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1278
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1272
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$523
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$569
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$491