Dortmund vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1401
$1884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3713
$4264
🏠 One person rent
$648
$1096
🏘️ Family rent
$1418
$1719
🍽️ Food expenses
$468
$475
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2678
$3145
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
93
94
😀 Quality of life
77
94
🏙️ Population
587K
626K

The cost of living in Dortmund is 26% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 3822nd and 2103rd ($1401 vs $1884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 452nd and 99th 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 1.9 months in Dortmund compared to 1.7 months in Glasgow. Dortmund ranked 62nd best city to live in Germany vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 764th and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.7
$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.1
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$8.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.7
$5.83
 Cappuccino
$3.42
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$1191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$790
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1387
$1870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$1271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2907
$4377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$3046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.34
$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$81.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$19.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.2
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.55
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.86
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$97.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$112
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$1097
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13929
$12197

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1372
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1391
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1407
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1286
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1388
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1373
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1389
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1403
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1402
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1445
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1410
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1406
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1416
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1322
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1380
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1389
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1378
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1424
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1351
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1423
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1464
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1401
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1411
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1375
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1393
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1124
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1387
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1357

Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1748
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1734
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1524
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1659
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1514
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1670
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1651
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1520
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1693
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2043
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1537
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1723
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1527
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1632
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1706
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1305
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1741
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1629
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1643
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1719
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1681
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1833
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1702
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1673
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1661
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1644
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1554
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1630
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1430
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1662
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1568
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1532
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1251