Glasgow vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Glasgow	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$1045
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4959	$2616
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$2124	$856
🍽️ Food expenses	$547	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3456	$1897
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	93	100
😀 Quality of life	94	78
🏙️ Population	626K	594K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 102% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 1708th and 5226th ($2114 vs $1045) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 175th in the United Kingdom and Japan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Glasgow compared to 1.8 months in Kawaguchi. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kawaguchi ranked 48th in Japan, while ranked 39th and 909th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Kawaguchi

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	Glasgow	Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.9	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$3.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.4	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1681	$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$31.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4105	$6211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3087	$3627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$2.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$71.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$1.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$8.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$4.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$4.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$9.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$135	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$54
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$928	$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21435	$15187

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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 Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$985
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$973
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1075
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1055
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1037
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1107
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1073
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1051
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1004
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1679
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1038
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1053
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1068
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1074
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1051
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1084
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1009
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1064
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1131
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1033
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1064
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1086
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1065
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1123
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1006
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1144
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1005
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1096
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1029
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1040
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1108
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1091
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1028
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1133
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1087
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1080
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1085
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1036
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1035
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1101