Glasgow vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Glasgow	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2058	$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4930	$2356
🏠 One person rent	$1155	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$2017	$601
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$469
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3074	$1322
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	4
😀 Quality of life	95	52
🏙️ Population	626K	12.9K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 108% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 1833rd and 5682nd ($2058 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 94th 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 1.5 months in Glasgow compared to 1.3 months in Kingstown. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kingstown ranked 1st in Saint Vincent, while ranked 52nd and 6494th 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	$19.9	$7.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.4	$36.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$1.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$2.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1575	$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$301	$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4064	$593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3045	$594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.97	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.2	$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$4.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$8.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.1	$4.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.61	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.03	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.9	$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$6.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$118	$64.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$74.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1138	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18105	$9791

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1837
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1797
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1575
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1711
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1630
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1762
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1775
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1522
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2310
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1641
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1485
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1480
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1759
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1484
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1884
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2021
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1879
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2205
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1963
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1906
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1825
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1805
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1780
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1507
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$2079
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1602
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1761
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1551
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1840
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1839
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1429

Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$988
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1169
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1076
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1075
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1463
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1111
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1008
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1213
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1673
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$1007
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1673
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1662
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1656
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1662
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1659
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$697
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$638
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$610
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$838
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1135
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$688
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1131
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$764
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1336
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1338
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$760
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$908
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$642
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$674
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$2878
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$736
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$784