Glasgow vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Glasgow	Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4848	$2442
🏠 One person rent	$1146	$442
🏘️ Family rent	$2071	$848
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$96.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3562	$652
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	94	49
😀 Quality of life	96	58
🏙️ Population	626K	1.46M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 104% more expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 1833rd and 5803rd ($2013 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 16th in the United Kingdom and Mexico, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Glasgow compared to 0.7 months in Guadalajara. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Guadalajara ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 19th and 5559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Guadalajara

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	Glasgow	Guadalajara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.4	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.22	$8.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.44	$2.06
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.26	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1254	$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$882	$354
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2451	$1110
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1640	$716
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$29.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.48%	11.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3909	$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3280	$1832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.79	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.9	$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$7.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.6	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.01	$5.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.03	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.3	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$4.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.3	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1167	$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12979	$6136

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1818
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1793
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1793
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1767
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1470
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1599
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1625
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1573
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1710
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1744
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1420
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1724
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2246
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1704
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1647
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1390
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1545
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1732
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1467
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1830
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1830
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1805
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1989
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1847
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1701
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1800
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1734
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1712
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1706
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1688
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1459
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1602
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1571
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1640
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1491
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1783
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1763
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1364

Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$683
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1012
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$779
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$735
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$764
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$882
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$737
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$630
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$835
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$826
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$719
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$620
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$709
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$687
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1165
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$784
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$738
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$780
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$796
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$674
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$978
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$886
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$659
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$729
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$522
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$691
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$748
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$601
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$698
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$879
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$941
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$808
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$839
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$861
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$647
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$844
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1153