Boston vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Boston	Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3467	$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7682	$4848
🏠 One person rent	$2394	$1146
🏘️ Family rent	$3923	$2071
🍽️ Food expenses	$726	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5787	$3562
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	94
😀 Quality of life	92	96
🏙️ Population	676K	626K

The cost of living in Boston is 72% more expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 32nd and 1833rd ($3467 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 97th 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 1.8 months in Glasgow. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 89th and 19th 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	$21.3	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.5	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$9.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.4	$6.44
☕ Cappuccino	$5.78	$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$2.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2739	$1254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2042	$882
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4881	$2451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3321	$1640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$222	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	5.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11569	$3909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6730	$3280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.4	$3.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.4	$80.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.86	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.47	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$19.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.76	$3.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.03	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81	$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$85.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.7	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2437	$1167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25118	$12979

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Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3756
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3040
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$2916
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3093
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$2932
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$3008
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2349
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$2951
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$2913
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2826
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$2938
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2755
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2790
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2778
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2817
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$3172
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2735
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2869
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2797
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2746
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2846
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$2925
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$2920
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2773
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2869
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2443
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2798
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2804
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2878
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2848
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$3005
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2607
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2853
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2815
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2961
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2803

Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1818
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1793
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1793
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1767
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1470
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1599
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1625
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1573
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1710
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1744
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1420
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1724
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2246
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1704
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1647
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1390
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1545
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1732
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1467
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1830
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1830
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1805
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1989
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1847
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1701
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1800
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1734
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1712
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1706
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1688
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1459
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1602
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1571
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1640
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1491
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1783
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1763
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1364