Glasgow vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Glasgow	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2011	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4929	$2403
🏠 One person rent	$1155	$441
🏘️ Family rent	$2177	$809
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3222	$1383
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	94	72
😀 Quality of life	95	57
🏙️ Population	626K	4.43M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 103% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 1806th and 5539th ($2011 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th 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 1.4 months in Johannesburg. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 24th and 5667th 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	$18.9	$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.1	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.25	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1168	$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2489	$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1650	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.3	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3920	$1031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2776	$684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.7	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.9	$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.3	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.9	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1078	$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15092	$5271

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1765
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1699
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1601
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1604
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1551
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1649
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1608
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1404
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2140
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1500
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1246
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1482
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1567
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1382
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1755
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1722
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1713
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1968
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1726
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1705
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1651
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1638
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1628
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1637
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1393
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1707
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1510
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1592
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1390
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1714
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1629
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1288

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003