Glasgow vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Glasgow	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4959	$2391
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$2124	$598
🍽️ Food expenses	$547	$475
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3456	$1067
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	4
😀 Quality of life	94	54
🏙️ Population	626K	24.5K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 112% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 1708th and 5614th ($2114 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th 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 1.1 months in Kingstown. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kingstown ranked 1st in Saint Vincent, while ranked 39th and 6384th 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	$22.9	$7.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.4	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1681	$481
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$44.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	7.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4105	$602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3087	$599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$50.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$3.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$4.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$9.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$5.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$4.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86	$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$6.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$135	$64.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$928	$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21435	$10636

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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 Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1005
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1178
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1083
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1083
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1453
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1138
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1010
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1223
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$1039
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1718
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$707
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$645
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$613
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$830
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1143
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$680
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1114
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$772
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1330
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1327
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$773
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$873
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$650
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$685
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$752
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$793