Calgary vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison
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Calgary | Glasgow | |
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🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
🏠 One person rent | ||
🏘️ Family rent | ||
🍽️ Food expenses | ||
🚐 Transport expenses | ||
💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
😷 Air quality | ||
✈️ Airport proximity | ||
🎓 Higher education | ||
😀 Quality of life | ||
🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Calgary is 7% more expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 1473rd and 1833rd ($2149 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 97th in Canada and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Canada vs the United Kingdom comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 1.8 months in Glasgow. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 131st and 19th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Calgary vs Glasgow
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Calgary | Glasgow | |
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Eating Out | ||
🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
☕ Cappuccino | ||
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
Rent & Utilities | ||
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
Transportation | ||
🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
Groceries | ||
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
Other | ||
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
💇 Haircut, simple | ||
👖 Brand Jeans | ||
👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year |
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Cities near Calgary
Distance | City | Cost of living |
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106 km or 66 mi | Banff | |
137 km or 85 mi | Red Deer | |
174 km or 108 mi | Lethbridge | |
248 km or 154 mi | Leduc | |
265 km or 165 mi | Medicine Hat | |
278 km or 173 mi | Spruce Grove | |
279 km or 173 mi | Edmonton | |
357 km or 222 mi | Sandpoint | |
402 km or 250 mi | Kelowna | |
422 km or 262 mi | Coeur d'Alene | |
426 km or 265 mi | Post Falls | |
429 km or 266 mi | Penticton | |
440 km or 273 mi | Spokane Valley | |
442 km or 275 mi | Kamloops | |
443 km or 275 mi | Great Falls | |
452 km or 281 mi | Spokane | |
466 km or 289 mi | Missoula | |
517 km or 322 mi | Helena | |
524 km or 325 mi | Saskatoon | |
526 km or 327 mi | Moscow | |
531 km or 330 mi | Pullman | |
556 km or 345 mi | Grande Prairie | |
560 km or 348 mi | Lewiston | |
572 km or 355 mi | Butte | |
579 km or 360 mi | Moses Lake | |
600 km or 373 mi | Chilliwack | |
603 km or 375 mi | Moose Jaw | |
607 km or 377 mi | Wenatchee | |
616 km or 382 mi | Prince Albert | |
630 km or 391 mi | Abbotsford | |
636 km or 395 mi | Whistler | |
637 km or 396 mi | Walla Walla | |
638 km or 396 mi | Bozeman | |
641 km or 398 mi | Maple Ridge | |
650 km or 404 mi | Langley | |
650 km or 404 mi | Pasco | |
651 km or 405 mi | Coquitlam | |
654 km or 406 mi | Bellingham | |
654 km or 406 mi | Richland | |
655 km or 407 mi | Fort McMurray |
Cities near Glasgow
Distance | City | Cost of living |
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11 km or 6.9 mi | East Kilbride | |
11 km or 7.1 mi | Paisley | |
16 km or 10 mi | Hamilton | |
19 km or 12 mi | Cumbernauld | |
32 km or 20 mi | Kilmarnock | |
34 km or 21 mi | Greenock | |
35 km or 21 mi | Stirling | |
37 km or 23 mi | Irvine | |
40 km or 25 mi | Alloa | |
46 km or 29 mi | Livingston | |
50 km or 31 mi | Ayr | |
54 km or 34 mi | Dunfermline | |
66 km or 41 mi | Edinburgh | |
73 km or 45 mi | Kirkcaldy | |
78 km or 49 mi | Perth | |
97 km or 60 mi | Dumfries | |
104 km or 65 mi | Dundee | |
136 km or 85 mi | Carlisle | |
152 km or 94 mi | Whitehaven | |
161 km or 100 mi | Bangor | |
170 km or 106 mi | Newtownabbey | |
176 km or 110 mi | Belfast | |
181 km or 112 mi | Inverness | |
187 km or 116 mi | Lisburn | |
191 km or 119 mi | Douglas | |
193 km or 120 mi | Newcastle upon Tyne | |
195 km or 121 mi | Aberdeen | |
196 km or 121 mi | Gateshead | |
200 km or 124 mi | Jarrow | |
201 km or 125 mi | Tynemouth | |
202 km or 126 mi | South Shields | |
203 km or 126 mi | Washington | |
207 km or 128 mi | Elgin | |
208 km or 129 mi | Durham | |
210 km or 131 mi | Sunderland | |
211 km or 131 mi | Bishop Auckland | |
218 km or 135 mi | Derry | |
219 km or 136 mi | Morecambe | |
222 km or 138 mi | Lancaster | |
227 km or 141 mi | Darlington |