Boston vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3345
$1884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7700
$4264
🏠 One person rent
$2257
$1096
🏘️ Family rent
$3867
$1719
🍽️ Food expenses
$739
$475
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5860
$3145
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
94
😀 Quality of life
92
94
🏙️ Population
676K
626K

The cost of living in Boston is 78% more expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 35th and 2103rd ($3345 vs $1884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 99th 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 Boston compared to 1.7 months in Glasgow. Boston ranked 10th best city to live in the United States vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 83rd and 40th 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
$22.1
$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.5
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$8.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.95
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2636
$1191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1919
$790
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4850
$1870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3294
$1271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11687
$4377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6831
$3046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$81.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.14
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.29
$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.02
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93
$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$165
$97.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2399
$1097
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27937
$12197

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3795
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3105
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3630
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2892
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3114
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2953
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2770
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2989
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3022
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$3023
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2958
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2802
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2947
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2820
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2890
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2841
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2761
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2846
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3042
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2618
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2847
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2796
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2723
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2746
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2915
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2905
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2698
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2859
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2338
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2677
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2773
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2556
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2823
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$2537
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2522
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2594
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2787
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2395
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2750

Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1748
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1734
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1524
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1659
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1514
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1670
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1651
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1520
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1693
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2043
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1537
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1723
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1527
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1632
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1706
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1305
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1741
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1629
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1643
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1719
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1681
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1833
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1702
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1673
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1661
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1644
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1554
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1630
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1430
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1662
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1568
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1532
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1251