Charlotte vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2528
$2011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5839
$4929
🏠 One person rent
$1559
$1155
🏘️ Family rent
$2624
$2177
🍽️ Food expenses
$636
$524
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4485
$3222
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
68
94
😀 Quality of life
88
95
🏙️ Population
875K
626K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 26% more expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 761st and 1806th ($2528 vs $2011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th and 64th 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 Charlotte compared to 1.6 months in Glasgow. Charlotte ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 252nd and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Glasgow

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Charlotte Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.6
$89.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$6.25
☕ Cappuccino
$5.06
$4.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.56
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1601
$1168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1337
$840
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3268
$2489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2181
$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$320
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$39.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4188
$3920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2832
$2776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.61
$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$78.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$9.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$8.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.65
$18.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.14
$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.26
$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$16.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$124
$80.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.8
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$115
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.3
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1337
$1078
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25956
$15092

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CharlotteGlasgow

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2271
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2269
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2188
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2225
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2166
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2147
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1891
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2136
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2177
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2182
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2072
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2170
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2117
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2090
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1474
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1851
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1951
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2058
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2136
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1925
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2091
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2098
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1934
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2169
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2292
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2011
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1809
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2404
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1929
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2530
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1907
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1902
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2184
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2144
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2697
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2106
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2100
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2309
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2100
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1888

Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1763
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1765
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1475
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1601
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1604
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1551
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1649
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1608
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1404
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1692
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2140
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1610
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1500
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1246
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1482
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1567
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1732
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1382
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1692
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1755
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1722
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1713
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1968
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1726
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1614
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1705
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1651
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1638
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1628
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1637
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1393
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1707
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1510
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1592
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1390
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1714
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1629
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1288