Bucharest vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$1884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$4264
🏠 One person rent
$449
$1096
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$1719
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$475
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$3145
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
76
94
😀 Quality of life
77
94
🏙️ Population
1.72M
626K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 49% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 5593rd and 2103rd ($961 vs $1884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 99th in Romania and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Romania vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 1.7 months in Glasgow. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 703rd and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$8.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$1191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$790
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$1870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$1271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$4377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$3046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$81.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$97.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$1097
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$12197

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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