Berlin vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$2058
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$4930
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$1155
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$2017
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$3074
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	94
😀 Quality of life	96	95
🏙️ Population	3.78M	626K

The cost of living in Berlin is 8% more expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 1418th and 1833rd ($2222 vs $2058) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 94th in Germany and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Germany vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 1.5 months in Glasgow. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 35th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Glasgow

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	Berlin	Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$96.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$6.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$1172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$2085
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$1575
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$4064
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$3045
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$21.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$85.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$118
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$1138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$18105

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1837
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1797
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1575
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1711
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1630
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1762
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1775
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1522
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2310
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1641
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1485
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1480
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1759
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1484
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1884
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2021
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1879
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2205
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1963
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1906
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1825
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1805
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1780
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1507
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$2079
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1602
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1761
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1551
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1840
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1839
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1429