Frankfurt vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2230
$2121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5257
$5025
🏠 One person rent
$1250
$1212
🏘️ Family rent
$2174
$2121
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$561
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4800
$3514
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
88
93
😀 Quality of life
95
94
🏙️ Population
776K
626K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 5% more expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 1425th and 1712th ($2230 vs $2121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 93rd 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 2.2 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.7 months in Glasgow. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 34th and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Glasgow

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Frankfurt Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.1
$81.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.2
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$6.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.99
$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1296
$1242
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$987
$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1784
$1636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$322
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8454
$4206
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4665
$3169
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.53
$4.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.7
$96.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$8.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$3.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.8
$23.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.6
$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$87
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.9
$129
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$713
$963
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18543
$20961

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1765
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1881
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1870
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1928
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1841
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1750
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1756
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1891
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1761
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1883
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1806
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1887
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1823
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1826
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1867
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1831
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1874
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1864
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1866
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1681
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1768
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1732
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1836
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1808
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1742
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1832
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1779
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1841
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1802
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1807
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1849
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1780
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1939
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1842
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1760
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1787
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1786
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1776
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1801

Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1902
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1906
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1645
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1852
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1707
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1862
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1784
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1588
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1782
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2331
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1656
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1490
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1655
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1771
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1892
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1954
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2053
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1945
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2265
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1848
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1975
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1827
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1803
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1784
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1784
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1540
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1964
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1573
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1620
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1873
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1819
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1430