Dortmund vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1585
$2011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4167
$4929
🏠 One person rent
$789
$1155
🏘️ Family rent
$1623
$2177
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$524
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2702
$3222
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
93
94
😀 Quality of life
91
95
🏙️ Population
595K
626K

The cost of living in Dortmund is 21% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 3100th and 1806th ($1585 vs $2011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 177th and 64th in Germany and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Germany vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dortmund compared to 1.6 months in Glasgow. Dortmund ranked 21st best city to live in Germany vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 114th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.9
$89.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.23
$6.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.33
$4.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$630
$1168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$840
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1223
$2489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1252
$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$327
$320
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$39.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2829
$3920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2209
$2776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.7
$78.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.27
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$9.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$8.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.28
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.57
$18.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.5
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.29
$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.1
$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$16.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.4
$80.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$115
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$1078
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26045
$15092

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1413
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1457
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1459
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1489
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1455
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1451
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1422
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1440
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1437
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1475
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1448
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1456
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1446
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1154
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1377
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1444
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1358
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1438
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1431
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1309
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1461
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1435
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1445
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1408
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1443
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1422
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1465
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1233
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1428
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1434

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