Edmonton vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edmonton Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1769
$2011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4094
$4929
🏠 One person rent
$948
$1155
🏘️ Family rent
$1630
$2177
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$524
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2961
$3222
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
63
94
😀 Quality of life
89
95
🏙️ Population
1.01M
626K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 12% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 2475th and 1806th ($1769 vs $2011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 64th in Canada and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Canada vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 1.6 months in Glasgow. Edmonton ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 181st and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Glasgow

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Edmonton Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$89.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.07
$6.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$4.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.91
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$961
$1168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$840
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1601
$2489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1315
$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$320
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$39.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.25%
5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2901
$3920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2327
$2776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.47
$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.2
$78.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$9.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$8.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2
$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.73
$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$18.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.1
$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$16.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.6
$80.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.5
$115
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$689
$1078
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7826
$15092

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi Spruce Grove
$1588
31 km or 19 mi Leduc
$1656
142 km or 88 mi Red Deer
$1676
279 km or 173 mi Calgary
$2077
297 km or 185 mi Banff
$1743
380 km or 236 mi Fort McMurray
$1871
388 km or 241 mi Grande Prairie
$1778
429 km or 267 mi Lethbridge
$1614
435 km or 270 mi Medicine Hat
$1487
483 km or 300 mi Saskatoon
$1786
515 km or 320 mi Prince Albert
$1446
565 km or 351 mi Kamloops
$1770
576 km or 358 mi Kelowna
$1886
610 km or 379 mi Prince George
$1491
616 km or 383 mi Penticton
$1638
622 km or 387 mi Sandpoint
$2568
646 km or 402 mi Moose Jaw
$1360
688 km or 428 mi Great Falls
$2007
689 km or 428 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2299
691 km or 430 mi Post Falls
$2284
698 km or 434 mi Regina
$1540
703 km or 437 mi Spokane Valley
$2174
711 km or 442 mi Spokane
$2163
743 km or 461 mi Missoula
$2054
752 km or 467 mi Whistler
$2023
762 km or 473 mi Chilliwack
$1761
779 km or 484 mi Helena
$2327
789 km or 491 mi Abbotsford
$1883
792 km or 492 mi Maple Ridge
$1969
796 km or 495 mi Moscow
$1792
798 km or 496 mi Coquitlam
$2490
800 km or 497 mi Pullman
$1612
804 km or 499 mi Langley
$2021
809 km or 502 mi Surrey
$2280
809 km or 503 mi Burnaby
$2495
811 km or 504 mi North Vancouver
$2388
818 km or 508 mi Vancouver
$2488
820 km or 510 mi Bellingham
$2466
821 km or 510 mi Delta
$2317
822 km or 511 mi Moses Lake
$2009

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