Glasgow vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Glasgow	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$2663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4959	$6195
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$1533
🏘️ Family rent	$2124	$2486
🍽️ Food expenses	$547	$764
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3456	$4127
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	93	77
😀 Quality of life	94	86
🏙️ Population	626K	936K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 21% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 1708th and 638th ($2114 vs $2663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 3rd in the United Kingdom and Israel, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Glasgow compared to 1.5 months in Jerusalem. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Jerusalem ranked 1st in Israel, while ranked 39th and 407th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Jerusalem

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	Glasgow	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.9	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$20.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.4	$8.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$3.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$1756
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$1199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$3183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1681	$1910
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$281
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$40.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4105	$18641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3087	$9368
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$2.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$72.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$2.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$27.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$3.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$3.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$3.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$135	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$160
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$928	$1277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21435	$30598

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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 Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1205
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$977
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1149
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1994
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2465
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2201
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2466
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2354
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$1070
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2283
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2305
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2873
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2379
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$538
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2347
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1933
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$2060
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1845