78.26
Austin, TX
🇺🇸 United States
Cost of Living in Glasgow - Updated Prices & Insights
80.29
Solo nomad: Estimated monthly costs are $1,083 (excluding rent), and $2,495 including rent.
Family of 3: Estimated monthly costs are $2,815 (excluding rent), and $4,914 including rent.
🍽 Eating Out
Cost
Range
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$19.99 £14.71
$13.33 £9.81
$53.3 £39.22
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$100 £73.7
$75.9 £55.9
$138 £102
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.71 £7.14
$8.32 £6.12
$11.1 £8.17
Cappuccino
$4.8 £3.53
$4 £2.95
$5.33 £3.92
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.26 £1.66
$1.67 £1.23
$3.49 £2.57
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.5 £1.1
$1.24 £0.92
$2.77 £2.04
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$6.77 £4.98
$5.41 £3.98
$8.13 £5.98
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.95 £5.12
$5.56 £4.09
$8.35 £6.14
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Cost
Range
Milk (1 liter)
$1.76 £1.3
$0.99 £0.73
$2.19 £1.61
White Bread (500g)
$1.66 £1.22
$0.67 £0.49
$2.67 £1.96
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.74 £2.02
$0.72 £0.53
$4.55 £3.35
Eggs
$3.78 £2.78
$2.38 £1.75
$5.27 £3.88
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.03 £7.38
$4.77 £3.51
$42.93 £31.59
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$9.42 £6.93
$6.9 £5.08
$12.19 £8.97
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$14.07 £10.36
$8.14 £5.99
$21.71 £15.98
Apples (1kg)
$3.25 £2.39
$1.32 £0.97
$4.65 £3.42
Banana (1kg)
$1.87 £1.37
$1.25 £0.92
$3.04 £2.24
Oranges (1kg)
$3.27 £2.41
$1.75 £1.29
$6.72 £4.94
Tomato (1kg)
$3.65 £2.69
$2.05 £1.51
$5.45 £4.01
Potato (1kg)
$1.71 £1.26
$0.84 £0.62
$2.78 £2.05
Onion (1kg)
$1.89 £1.39
$1.3 £0.96
$3.29 £2.42
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.22 £0.9
$1 £0.73
$1.47 £1.08
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.59 £1.17
$0.48 £0.35
$2.7 £1.99
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$20.93 £15.4
$19.69 £14.49
$28.31 £20.84
Wine (Bottle)
$10.99 £8.09
$8.93 £6.57
$16.48 £12.13
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$3.04 £2.24
$2.37 £1.74
$4.2 £3.09
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.38 £2.49
$2.47 £1.82
$4.11 £3.03
🚌 Getting Around
Cost
Range
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$4.14 £3.05
$3.36 £2.47
$6.2 £4.56
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$93.6 £68.9
$72.2 £53.1
$107 £78.7
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.46 £4.01
$3 £2.21
$6.14 £4.52
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.25 £1.66
$0.92 £0.68
$3.7 £2.72
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$27.42 £20.18
$20.57 £15.14
$34.27 £25.22
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2 £1.47
$1.88 £1.38
$2.14 £1.58
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.2K £28.1K
$38.2K £28.1K
$38.2K £28.1K
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$38.9K £28.6K
$35.4K £26.1K
$41.6K £30.6K
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Cost
Range
Utilities (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Monthly) (85m2)
$380 £280
$236 £173
$654 £481
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.97 £13.22
$13.8 £10.15
$27.58 £20.3
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$40.75 £29.99
$31.34 £23.07
$61.3 £45.13
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Cost
Range
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$49.72 £36.59
$26.74 £19.68
$80.2 £59
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$19.72 £14.51
$13.76 £10.13
$27.51 £20.25
Cinema Ticket
$17.76 £13.07
$13.38 £9.85
$21.86 £16.09
🧸 Childcare & Education
Cost
Range
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,169 £860
$685 £504
$1,370 £1,008
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$18K £13.2K
$16K £11.8K
$20K £14.7K
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Cost
Range
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$122 £89.9
$67.3 £49.51
$148 £109
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$50.5 £37.16
$34.23 £25.19
$82.2 £60.5
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$107 £79
$67.7 £49.85
$163 £120
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$107 £78.5
$74.1 £54.5
$135 £99.2
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Cost
Range
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,424 £1,048
$1,175 £865
$1,659 £1,221
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$993 £731
$743 £547
$1,216 £895
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,737 £2,014
$2,405 £1,770
$3,378 £2,486
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,879 £1,383
$1,301 £957
$2,478 £1,824
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,238 £3,118
$3,854 £2,837
$5,093 £3,748
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$3,152 £2,320
$2,187 £1,609
$5,051 £3,717
💵 Salaries & Financials
Cost
Range
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$3,278 £2,412
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20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.32
4
5.9
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