Glasgow vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Glasgow	Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$450
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4959	$1064
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$183
🏘️ Family rent	$2124	$299
🍽️ Food expenses	$547	$158
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$63.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3456	$166
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	93	71
😀 Quality of life	94	52
🏙️ Population	626K	11.1M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 370% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 1708th and 8860th ($2114 vs $450) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Pakistan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Glasgow compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Lahore ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 39th and 6510th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Lahore

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	Glasgow	Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.9	$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.4	$3.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$127
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$71.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1681	$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$83.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	14.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4105	$834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3087	$617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$3.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$2.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$4.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$0.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86	$8.97
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$135	$16.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$928	$40.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21435	$1609

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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 Lahore

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Sheikhupura	$396
49 km or 30 mi	Amritsar	$397
49 km or 30 mi	Kamoke	$332
68 km or 43 mi	Gujranwala	$309
85 km or 53 mi	Hafizabad	$382
107 km or 67 mi	Sialkot	$313
117 km or 72 mi	Gujrat	$335
118 km or 73 mi	Okara	$340
120 km or 74 mi	Jalandhar	$346
120 km or 75 mi	Sahiwal	$339
121 km or 75 mi	Faisalabad	$359
130 km or 81 mi	Chiniot	$393
140 km or 87 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$350
140 km or 87 mi	Jammu	$286
147 km or 91 mi	Pathankot	$371
160 km or 99 mi	Ludhiana	$391
164 km or 102 mi	Gojra	$379
169 km or 105 mi	Sargodha	$391
185 km or 115 mi	Mirpur	$280
195 km or 121 mi	Jhang	$306
222 km or 138 mi	Burewala	$350
244 km or 152 mi	Patiala	$334
250 km or 155 mi	Chandigarh	$379
257 km or 160 mi	Rawalpindi	$446
268 km or 167 mi	Islamabad	$496
269 km or 167 mi	Khanewal	$401
273 km or 170 mi	Shimla	$252
286 km or 178 mi	Srinagar	$344
294 km or 183 mi	Wah	$371
295 km or 183 mi	Baramulla	$253
299 km or 186 mi	Hisar	$256
317 km or 197 mi	Multan	$440
351 km or 218 mi	Bahawalpur	$310
352 km or 219 mi	Bhiwani	$326
353 km or 219 mi	Saharanpur	$270
354 km or 220 mi	Kohat	$394
364 km or 226 mi	Rohtak	$239
366 km or 227 mi	Mardan	$373
377 km or 234 mi	Dehradun	$395
381 km or 237 mi	Peshawar	$321