Glasgow vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Glasgow	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2121	$2224
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5025	$5181
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$2121	$2236
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3514	$3821
😷 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 5% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 1712th and 1439th ($2121 vs $2224) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 93rd and 1197th 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 1.7 months in Glasgow compared to 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Jacksonville ranked 106th in the United States, while ranked 42nd and 343rd 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	$23	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.9	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.57	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.99	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1242	$1441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$896	$1035
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$2481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$1839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$322	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.2	$64.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.74%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4206	$2629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3169	$2143
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.14	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.1	$65.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$4.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.06	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$87	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$129	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$963	$1311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20961	$11934

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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 Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2204
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2130
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2152
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2133
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2365
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2160
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2234
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1979
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2237
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2292
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2290
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2362
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2285
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2330
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1503
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2130
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2288
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2320
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2356
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2352
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2325
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2381
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2359
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2313
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2450
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2491
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2234
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2095
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2293
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2610
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2613
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1860