Glasgow vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Glasgow	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2011	$1000
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4929	$2468
🏠 One person rent	$1155	$370
🏘️ Family rent	$2177	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$455
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$66.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3222	$615
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	4
😀 Quality of life	95	26
🏙️ Population	626K	13.9K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 101% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 1806th and 5500th ($2011 vs $1000) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Glasgow compared to 0.6 months in Kingstown. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kingstown ranked 2nd in Saint Vincent, while ranked 24th and 8510th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Kingstown

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	Glasgow	Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.1	$55.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.25	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1168	$292
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2489	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1650	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$85.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.3	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	11.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3920	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2776	$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.7	$59.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$7.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$2.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.9	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.3	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.9	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$6.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1078	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15092	$7119

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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 Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1007
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1161
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1070
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1062
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1084
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1015
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1178
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$953
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1499
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$737
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$695
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$684
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$890
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1037
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$716
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1039
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$777
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1373
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1377
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$837
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$858
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$639
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$674
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$746
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$789