Baltimore vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$2011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$4929
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$1155
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$2177
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$3222
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	97	94
😀 Quality of life	90	95
🏙️ Population	586K	626K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 14% more expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 1182nd and 1806th ($2287 vs $2011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th and 64th in the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.6 months in Glasgow. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 131st and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Glasgow

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	Baltimore	Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$89.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$4.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$1168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$840
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$2489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$320
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$39.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$3920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$2776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$78.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$9.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$18.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$16.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$80.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$1078
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$15092

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

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