Boston vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3652
$2058
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8068
$4930
🏠 One person rent
$2548
$1155
🏘️ Family rent
$4099
$2017
🍽️ Food expenses
$735
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6190
$3074
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
94
😀 Quality of life
94
95
🏙️ Population
676K
626K

The cost of living in Boston is 77% more expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 27th and 1833rd ($3652 vs $2058) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 94th 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 1.7 months in Boston compared to 1.5 months in Glasgow. Boston ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 71st and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Glasgow

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Boston Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$96.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.06
$6.73
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2890
$1172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2183
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5272
$2085
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3425
$1575
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.5
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9693
$4064
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6005
$3045
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.8
$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$21.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.56
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.3
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$189
$85.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.9
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$118
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2782
$1138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27427
$18105

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3768
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3107
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2977
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3134
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2960
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3002
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2701
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2997
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2937
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2952
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2865
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2981
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2821
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2811
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2815
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3159
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2785
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2866
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2732
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2646
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2915
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2854
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2769
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2922
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2929
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2728
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2913
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2414
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2838
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2862
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2837
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2869
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3016
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2582
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2817
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2855
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2920
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2833

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