Frankfurt vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2251
$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5339
$4959
🏠 One person rent
$1290
$1226
🏘️ Family rent
$2248
$2124
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$547
🚐 Transport expenses
$178
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4308
$3456
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
88
93
😀 Quality of life
93
94
🏙️ Population
776K
626K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 7% more expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 1384th and 1708th ($2251 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 86th 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 Frankfurt compared to 1.6 months in Glasgow. Frankfurt ranked 10th best city to live in Germany vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 48th and 39th 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
$17.4
$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.9
$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.75
$6.4
☕ Cappuccino
$4.71
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4
$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$1185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2336
$2085
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1825
$1681
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$276
$320
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.5
$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8499
$4105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4451
$3087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.42
$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.2
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.34
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$23.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.2
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.7
$135
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$823
$928
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21222
$21435

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1826
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1891
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1869
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1938
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1851
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1765
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1746
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1889
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1762
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1903
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1814
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1867
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1827
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1817
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1886
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1829
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1846
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1878
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1872
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1668
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1775
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1798
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1852
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1780
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1732
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1851
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1740
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1822
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1793
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1773
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1829
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1754
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1996
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1855
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1709
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1772
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1747
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1778

Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1878
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1885
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1831
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1647
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1835
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1704
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1842
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1760
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1586
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1750
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2295
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1640
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1456
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1593
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1596
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1798
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1485
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1820
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1878
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2005
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1923
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2236
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1806
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1943
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1820
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1784
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1777
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1778
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1523
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1872
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1554
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1646
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1834
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1791
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1404