Glasgow vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Glasgow	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4959	$2788
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$547
🏘️ Family rent	$2124	$919
🍽️ Food expenses	$547	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3456	$420
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	93	73
😀 Quality of life	94	60
🏙️ Population	626K	4.8M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 76% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 1708th and 4745th ($2114 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th 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 1.6 months in Glasgow compared to 0.3 months in Johannesburg. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 39th and 5850th 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	$22.9	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.4	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1681	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4105	$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3087	$777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$92.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$8.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$8.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$9.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$6.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$8.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$135	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$928	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21435	$5103

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1104
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$912
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1031
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$851
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$784
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$997
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1015
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$742
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$994
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$902
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$875
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$811
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$691
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$723
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$691
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$607
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$882
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$663
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$494
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$660
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$615
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$611
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$549
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$904
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$912
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$590
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1014
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$938
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$632
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$965