Glasgow vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Glasgow	Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$1222
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4959	$2949
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$575
🏘️ Family rent	$2124	$998
🍽️ Food expenses	$547	$435
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3456	$795
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	93	47
😀 Quality of life	94	63
🏙️ Population	626K	1.39M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 73% more expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 1708th and 4703rd ($2114 vs $1222) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 15th 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 1.6 months in Glasgow compared to 0.7 months in Guadalajara. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Guadalajara ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 39th and 5440th 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	$22.9	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$9.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.4	$2.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$783
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$447
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$1440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1681	$792
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	11.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4105	$3299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3087	$2044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$33.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$4.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$7.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$135	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$928	$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21435	$11283

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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

Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1349
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$993
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$984
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1161
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$814
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$869
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$760
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1005
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$895
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1420
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$941
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$932
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$968
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$959
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$920
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1211
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$874
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$962
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$961
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$660
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$905
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$935
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$817
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$864
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1255
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$902
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$1069
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$909
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$764
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$994
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1085