Cost of Living Comparison Between Basingstoke and Glasgow Cost of Living Comparison Between Basingstoke and Glasgow

🙂 Solo nomad: Basingstoke is 8.2% cheaper than Glasgow without rent, and 2.5% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Basingstoke is 7.7% cheaper than Glasgow without rent, and 2.6% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Basingstoke
Glasgow
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$23.13 £17.02
$20.72 £15.24
11.63%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$90 £66.2
$99.4 £73.2
-9.44%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.78 £7.2
$9.78 £7.2
-
Cappuccino
$4.65 £3.42
$4.84 £3.56
-3.93%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.19 £1.61
$2.17 £1.6
0.92%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.68 £1.24
$1.43 £1.06
17.48%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$6.22 £4.58
$6.63 £4.88
-6.18%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.28 £4.62
$6.88 £5.06
-8.72%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Basingstoke
Glasgow
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.5 £1.1
$1.76 £1.3
-14.77%
White Bread (500g)
$1.56 £1.15
$1.73 £1.27
-9.83%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.68 £1.97
$2.71 £2
-1.11%
Eggs
$3.22 £2.37
$3.79 £2.79
-15.04%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.05 £7.4
$9.82 £7.22
2.34%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.8 £5.74
$9.45 £6.95
-17.46%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$12.77 £9.4
$14.15 £10.42
-9.75%
Apples (1kg)
$4.14 £3.05
$3.33 £2.45
24.32%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 £1.2
$1.78 £1.31
-8.43%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.91 £2.14
$3.36 £2.47
-13.39%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.24 £2.38
$3.62 £2.66
-10.50%
Potato (1kg)
$1.48 £1.09
$1.69 £1.25
-12.43%
Onion (1kg)
$1.64 £1.21
$1.9 £1.4
-13.68%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.04 £0.77
$1.23 £0.9
-15.45%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.92 £1.41
$1.58 £1.16
21.52%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$18.76 £13.8
$21.04 £15.48
-10.84%
Wine (Bottle)
$12.46 £9.17
$10.79 £7.94
15.48%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.54 £1.87
$2.99 £2.2
-15.05%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.47 £2.55
$3.43 £2.52
1.17%
🚌 Getting Around
Basingstoke
Glasgow
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.7 £2.72
$4.04 £2.98
-8.42%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$174 £128
$95.3 £70.1
82.43%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$6.21 £4.57
$5.37 £3.95
15.64%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.9 £1.4
$2.26 £1.66
-15.93%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$14.86 £10.94
$26.92 £19.81
-44.80%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.89 £1.39
$1.95 £1.44
-3.08%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.1K £28K
$38.4K £28.2K
-0.63%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$41.2K £30.3K
$38.4K £28.2K
7.37%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Basingstoke
Glasgow
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$223 £164
$383 £282
-41.69%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$15.44 £11.36
$17.87 £13.15
-13.60%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$44.54 £32.78
$41.22 £30.33
8.05%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Basingstoke
Glasgow
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$59.9 £44.09
$50.2 £36.95
19.32%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$27.14 £19.98
$19.67 £14.47
37.98%
Cinema Ticket
$13.43 £9.89
$17.95 £13.21
-25.18%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Basingstoke
Glasgow
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,406 £1,035
$1,150 £846
22.26%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$18.4K £13.6K
$18K £13.3K
2.16%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Basingstoke
Glasgow
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$84.1 £61.9
$122 £90
-31.28%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$45.19 £33.25
$49.82 £36.67
-9.29%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$104 £76.4
$107 £78.6
-2.76%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$133 £98
$108 £79.2
23.73%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Basingstoke
Glasgow
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,339 £986
$1,428 £1,051
-6.17%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,143 £841
$1,003 £738
13.89%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,122 £1,561
$2,798 £2,059
-24.18%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,000 £1,472
$1,829 £1,346
9.33%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$8,754 £6,442
$4,131 £3,040
111.90%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$7,627 £5,613
$3,088 £2,272
147.03%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Basingstoke
Glasgow
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$3,931 £2,893
$3,117 £2,294
26.11%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.6
5.32
5.26%

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Last update for Basingstoke: October 27, 2025

Last update for Glasgow: October 29, 2025

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