Glasgow vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2013
$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4848
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$1146
$424
🏘️ Family rent
$2071
$814
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$366
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3562
$1588
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
94
57
😀 Quality of life
96
68
🏙️ Population
626K
788K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 92% more expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 1833rd and 5314th ($2013 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 420th in the United Kingdom and Japan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Glasgow compared to 1.5 months in Hamamatsu. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Hamamatsu ranked 441st in Japan, while ranked 19th and 3144th among best cities to live in the world.

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Glasgow Hamamatsu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.4
$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.22
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.44
$2.27
 Cappuccino
$4.55
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.26
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1254
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$882
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2451
$868
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1640
$620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.7
$27.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.48%
0.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3909
$5018
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3280
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.79
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.9
$56.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.4
$25.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$5.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.71
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.6
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.01
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.03
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.3
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$53.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1167
$288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12979
$12706

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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 Hamamatsu

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$996
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$993
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$971
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$1001
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$981
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$999
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$946
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$959
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$1008
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$989
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$972
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$995
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$993
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$995
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$970
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$1019
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$964
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$1091
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$1036
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$1033
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$1054
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$991
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$1069
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$1029
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$1034
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$1029
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$1046
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$1023
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$1042
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$1027
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$1031
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$1048
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$1049
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$1033
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$1050
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$1034
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$1023
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$1052
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$1007