Columbus vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2145
$2011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5059
$4929
🏠 One person rent
$1248
$1155
🏘️ Family rent
$2171
$2177
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$524
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4018
$3222
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
73
94
😀 Quality of life
88
95
🏙️ Population
906K
626K

The cost of living in Columbus is 7% more expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 1476th and 1806th ($2145 vs $2011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd 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 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 1.6 months in Glasgow. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 249th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Glasgow

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Columbus Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.9
$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$89.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$6.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.78
$4.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1314
$1168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$972
$840
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2378
$2489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$320
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$39.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3095
$3920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$2776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.8
$78.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$9.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$8.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.45
$18.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$16.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.5
$80.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$115
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1236
$1078
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15423
$15092

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$907

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Cities near Columbus

Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1986
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2085
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1994
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2095
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1798
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1983
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1851
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1903
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1968
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1881
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1897
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1764
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1871
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1825
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1870
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1798
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1862
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1852
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1832
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1865
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1890
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1897
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1902
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1783
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1973
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1914
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1870
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1681
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1834
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1427
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1923
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1481
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1853
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1839
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1428
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1683
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1858

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