Frankfurt vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1902
$1884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4451
$4264
🏠 One person rent
$1097
$1096
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$1719
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$475
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3920
$3145
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
87
94
😀 Quality of life
94
94
🏙️ Population
759K
626K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 1% more expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 2040th and 2103rd ($1902 vs $1884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 2.1 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.7 months in Glasgow. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 38th and 40th 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
$14.2
$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.54
$8.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$5.83
 Cappuccino
$3.78
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.92
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1156
$1191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$790
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$1870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1525
$1271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$273
$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8253
$4377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$3046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.65
$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.2
$81.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$19.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.93
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.51
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.7
$97.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$506
$1097
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14318
$12197

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1560
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1651
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1653
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1684
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1644
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1588
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1600
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1656
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1586
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1657
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1620
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1652
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1660
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1638
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1660
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1674
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1648
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1649
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1644
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1593
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1605
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1628
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1651
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1616
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1603
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1654
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1725
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1624
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1684
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1824
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1630
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1721
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1713
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1631
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1673
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1657
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1704
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1725
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1574

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