Glasgow vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Glasgow	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2121	$1864
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5025	$4287
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$914
🏘️ Family rent	$2121	$1596
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3514	$3974
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	46
😀 Quality of life	94	92
🏙️ Population	626K	675K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 14% more expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 1712th and 2599th ($2121 vs $1864) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 93rd and 7th in the United Kingdom and Sweden, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Glasgow compared to 2.1 months in Gothenburg. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Gothenburg ranked 3rd in Sweden, while ranked 42nd and 83rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Gothenburg

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	Glasgow	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.9	$93.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.57	$7.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.99	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1242	$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$896	$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$1788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$1354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$76.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$322	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.2	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.74%	3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4206	$6682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3169	$4044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.14	$4.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.1	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$4.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$8.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.06	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$87	$59.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$129	$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$963	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20961	$4729

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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

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1738
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1612
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1491
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1412
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1633
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1864
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1549
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1594
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1890
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1562
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2042
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1986
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2364
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2158
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2273
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1412
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1667
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1965
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1562
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2079
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1957
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2429
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1959
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1481