Glasgow vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Glasgow	Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$1659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4959	$3917
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$833
🏘️ Family rent	$2124	$1423
🍽️ Food expenses	$547	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3456	$2965
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	93	72
😀 Quality of life	94	91
🏙️ Population	626K	620K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 27% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 1708th and 3360th ($2114 vs $1659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 275th in the United Kingdom and Germany, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Glasgow compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Leipzig ranked 19th in Germany, while ranked 39th and 106th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Leipzig

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	Glasgow	Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.9	$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.4	$5.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$730
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$544
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$1315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1681	$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4105	$5495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3087	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$4.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$72.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$2.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$4.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$135	$98.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$928	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21435	$13142

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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 Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1579
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1505
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1398
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1408
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1380
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1399
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1416
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1363
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1407
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1482
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1416
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1161
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1440
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1299
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1464
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1410
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1445
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1244
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1530
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1415
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1131
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1335
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1269
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1462
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1316
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1414
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1430
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1416
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1283
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1316
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1428
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1381
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1417
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1410
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1438