Glasgow vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Glasgow	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$2192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4959	$5144
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$2124	$2197
🍽️ Food expenses	$547	$648
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3456	$3945
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	56
😀 Quality of life	94	87
🏙️ Population	626K	950K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 4% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 1708th and 1499th ($2114 vs $2192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 1231st in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Glasgow compared to 1.8 months in Jacksonville. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Jacksonville ranked 101st in the United States, while ranked 39th and 325th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Jacksonville

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	Glasgow	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.9	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$97.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.4	$5.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$5.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$1458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$1004
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$2511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1681	$1805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4105	$2350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3087	$2047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$62.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$3.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$9.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$9.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$135	$50.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$928	$1309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21435	$11918

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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 Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2202
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2195
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2201
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2168
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2163
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2321
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2172
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2278
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1991
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2288
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2321
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2300
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2348
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2260
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2323
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2325
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1515
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2121
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2313
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2345
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2362
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2401
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2363
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2480
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2401
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2352
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2404
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2643
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2243
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2053
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2318
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2599
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2617
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1863