Glasgow vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Glasgow	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1884	$1250
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4264	$3250
🏠 One person rent	$1096	$578
🏘️ Family rent	$1719	$1344
🍽️ Food expenses	$475	$458
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3145	$645
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	94	41
😀 Quality of life	94	56
🏙️ Population	626K	580K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 51% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 2103rd and 4318th ($1884 vs $1250) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 99th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Jamaica, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Glasgow compared to 0.5 months in Kingston. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 40th and 5883rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Kingston

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	Glasgow	Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$6.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.91	$7.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.83	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.31	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.22	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1191	$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$790	$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1870	$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1271	$1081
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$291	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.2	$47.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4377	$2310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3046	$2164
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.16	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.7	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$26.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$4.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.48	$4.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$8.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$5.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.1	$8.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.82	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$71.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.1	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1097	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12197	$2133

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1748
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1734
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1731
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1803
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1399
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1524
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1659
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1514
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1670
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1651
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1520
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1693
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2043
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1800
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1537
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1723
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1527
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1632
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1706
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1305
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1666
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1741
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1629
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1643
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1719
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1910
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1681
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1833
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1702
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1673
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1661
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1644
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1554
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1630
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1430
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1566
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1662
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1568
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1532
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1251

Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1062
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$758
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$936
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$698
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1005
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$768
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$674
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1005
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1020
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1527
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2555
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1536
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2841
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$2153
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1671
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1176
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1727
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1872
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$492
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$492
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1869
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1784
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$494
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$504
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$514
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$525
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1654
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$501
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$506
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1626
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3374
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$497
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$491
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1371
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$589
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$714
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$712