Glasgow vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2011
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4929
$2328
🏠 One person rent
$1155
$335
🏘️ Family rent
$2177
$724
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$361
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3222
$2704
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
94
63
😀 Quality of life
95
88
🏙️ Population
626K
1.2M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 129% more expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 1806th and 6156th ($2011 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 860th 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 1.6 months in Glasgow compared to 3.1 months in Hiroshima. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Hiroshima ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 24th and 218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Glasgow Hiroshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.9
$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.1
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1168
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$210
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2489
$742
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$320
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.3
$29.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.41%
1.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3920
$1817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2776
$1133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.7
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.63
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.83
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$3.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.3
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.9
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$115
$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$51
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1078
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15092
$6826

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1763
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1765
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1475
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1601
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1604
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1551
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1649
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1608
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1404
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1692
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2140
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1610
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1500
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1246
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1482
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1567
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1732
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1382
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1692
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1755
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1722
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1713
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1968
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1726
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1614
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1705
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1651
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1638
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1628
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1637
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1393
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1707
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1510
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1592
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1390
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1714
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1629
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1288

Cities near Hiroshima

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$854
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$857
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$859
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$865
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$886
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$901
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$874
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$881
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$897
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$903
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$906
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$890
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$915
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$934
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$889
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$905
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$887
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$987
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$876
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$885
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$866
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$927
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$912
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$928
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$921
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$882
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$937
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$934
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$883
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$951
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$952
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$827
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$915
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$781
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$900
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$846
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$896
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$934
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$931
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$936