Chicago vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$2058
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$4930
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$1155
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$2017
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$3074
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
94
😀 Quality of life
97
95
🏙️ Population
2.75M
626K

The cost of living in Chicago is 36% more expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 394th and 1833rd ($2799 vs $2058) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 94th 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 1.5 months in Glasgow. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 16th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Glasgow

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Chicago Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$96.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$6.73
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$1172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$2085
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$1575
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$4064
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$3045
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$9.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$21.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$85.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$118
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$1138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$18105

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2396
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2386
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2287
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2393
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2385
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2399
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2366
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2400
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2426
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2288
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2398
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2406
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2405
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2549
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2393
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2413
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2395
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2030
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2327
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2392
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2462
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2008
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2388
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2399
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2468
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2363
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2495
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2268
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2392
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2368
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2261
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2392
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1989
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2376
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2426

Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1840
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1837
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1797
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1619
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1527
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1575
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1711
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1630
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1762
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1775
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1522
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1728
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2310
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1768
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1641
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1485
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1480
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1759
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1778
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1484
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1808
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1884
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2021
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1879
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2205
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1963
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1769
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1906
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1825
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1805
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1780
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1797
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1507
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$2079
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1602
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1761
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1551
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1840
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1839
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1429