Glasgow vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Glasgow	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2121	$1171
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5025	$2754
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$522
🏘️ Family rent	$2121	$894
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3514	$1761
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	93	73
😀 Quality of life	94	65
🏙️ Population	626K	4.8M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 81% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 1712th and 4839th ($2121 vs $1171) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 93rd and 4th in the United Kingdom and South Africa, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Glasgow compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 42nd and 5190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Johannesburg

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	Glasgow	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.9	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.57	$2.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.99	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1242	$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$896	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$322	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.2	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.74%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4206	$1058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3169	$785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.14	$2.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.1	$88.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$9.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.06	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$87	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$129	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$963	$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20961	$5808

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1089
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$958
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1057
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$892
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$792
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$967
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1049
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$765
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$910
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$899
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$875
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$826
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$901
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$697
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$731
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$694
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$652
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$912
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$662
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$511
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$681
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$628
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$630
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$551
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$927
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$916
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$966
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$948
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$633
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$950