Glasgow vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2121
$877
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5025
$2128
🏠 One person rent
$1212
$334
🏘️ Family rent
$2121
$563
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$2549
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
93
65
😀 Quality of life
94
92
🏙️ Population
626K
1.2M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 142% more expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 1712th and 6460th ($2121 vs $877) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 93rd and 874th 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 1.7 months in Glasgow compared to 2.9 months in Hiroshima. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Hiroshima ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 42nd and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Hiroshima

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Glasgow Hiroshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23
$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.9
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.57
$2.78
 Cappuccino
$4.91
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.99
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1242
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$896
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2242
$536
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1636
$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$322
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.2
$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.74%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4206
$1955
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$1629
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.14
$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.1
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$14.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$5.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$8.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.6
$4.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.06
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$3.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$87
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$129
$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$49.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$963
$165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20961
$3517

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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 Hiroshima

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$854
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$877
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$868
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$902
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$902
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$913
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$956
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$981
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$913
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$920
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$919
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$970
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$925
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$941
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$963
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$942
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$974
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$991
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$984
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$932
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$1001
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$934
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$938
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$937
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$924
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$898
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$942
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$939
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$913
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$953
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$964
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$1031
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$940
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$1102
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$906
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$1019
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$907
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$940
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$934
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$934