Cost of Living Comparison Between Blackpool and Glasgow Cost of Living Comparison Between Blackpool and Glasgow

🙂 Solo nomad: Blackpool is 22% cheaper than Glasgow without rent, and 19.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Blackpool is 24.3% cheaper than Glasgow without rent, and 23.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Blackpool
Glasgow
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$20.26 £14.91
$20.72 £15.24
-2.22%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$82.8 £60.9
$99.4 £73.2
-16.70%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.85 £6.51
$9.78 £7.2
-9.51%
Cappuccino
$3.48 £2.56
$4.84 £3.56
-28.10%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.27 £1.67
$2.17 £1.6
4.61%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.59 £1.17
$1.43 £1.06
11.19%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$4.45 £3.27
$6.63 £4.88
-32.88%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$5.57 £4.1
$6.88 £5.06
-19.04%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Blackpool
Glasgow
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.61 £1.18
$1.76 £1.3
-8.52%
White Bread (500g)
$1.66 £1.22
$1.73 £1.27
-4.05%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.47 £1.82
$2.71 £2
-8.86%
Eggs
$3.99 £2.94
$3.79 £2.79
5.28%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.5 £7.73
$9.82 £7.22
6.92%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.08 £5.94
$9.45 £6.95
-14.50%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$14.3 £10.52
$14.15 £10.42
1.06%
Apples (1kg)
$3.55 £2.61
$3.33 £2.45
6.61%
Banana (1kg)
$1.34 £0.99
$1.78 £1.31
-24.72%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.78 £2.04
$3.36 £2.47
-17.26%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.86 £2.1
$3.62 £2.66
-20.99%
Potato (1kg)
$1.71 £1.26
$1.69 £1.25
1.18%
Onion (1kg)
$1.9 £1.4
$1.9 £1.4
-
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.45 £1.07
$1.23 £0.9
17.89%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.13 £0.83
$1.58 £1.16
-28.48%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$16.5 £12.14
$21.04 £15.48
-21.58%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.03 £7.38
$10.79 £7.94
-7.04%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.6 £1.92
$2.99 £2.2
-13.04%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.88 £1.38
$3.43 £2.52
-45.19%
🚌 Getting Around
Blackpool
Glasgow
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.12 £2.3
$4.04 £2.98
-22.77%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$75.6 £55.6
$95.3 £70.1
-20.69%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.13 £3.04
$5.37 £3.95
-23.09%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.23 £0.9
$2.26 £1.66
-45.58%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$16.2 £11.92
$26.92 £19.81
-39.82%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.87 £1.37
$1.95 £1.44
-4.10%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$33.6K £24.7K
$38.4K £28.2K
-12.44%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$37.7K £27.8K
$38.4K £28.2K
-1.69%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Blackpool
Glasgow
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$297 £218
$383 £282
-22.62%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.23 £12.68
$17.87 £13.15
-3.58%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$42.51 £31.28
$41.22 £30.33
3.13%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Blackpool
Glasgow
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$26.78 £19.71
$50.2 £36.95
-46.66%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$34.57 £25.44
$19.67 £14.47
75.75%
Cinema Ticket
$12.83 £9.44
$17.95 £13.21
-28.52%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Blackpool
Glasgow
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,501 £1,104
$1,150 £846
30.50%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$55.4K £40.7K
$18K £13.3K
207.09%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Blackpool
Glasgow
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$81 £59.6
$122 £90
-33.79%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$42.74 £31.45
$49.82 £36.67
-14.21%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$86.2 £63.5
$107 £78.6
-19.26%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$71.9 £52.9
$108 £79.2
-33.23%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Blackpool
Glasgow
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$890 £655
$1,428 £1,051
-37.68%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$767 £565
$1,003 £738
-23.54%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,251 £921
$2,798 £2,059
-55.29%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,130 £832
$1,829 £1,346
-38.23%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,648 £1,949
$4,131 £3,040
-35.90%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,264 £1,666
$3,088 £2,272
-26.68%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Blackpool
Glasgow
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,383 £1,753
$3,117 £2,294
-23.57%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.6
5.32
5.26%

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Last update for Blackpool: October 27, 2025

Last update for Glasgow: October 29, 2025

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