Glasgow vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Glasgow	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2011	$977
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4929	$2440
🏠 One person rent	$1155	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$2177	$726
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3222	$498
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	78
😀 Quality of life	95	65
🏙️ Population	626K	9.94M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 106% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 1806th and 5647th ($2011 vs $977) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Peru, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Glasgow compared to 0.5 months in Lima. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 24th and 4234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Lima

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	Glasgow	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.1	$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.25	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1168	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2489	$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1650	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.3	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	10%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3920	$1476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2776	$1418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.7	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.9	$5.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$5.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.3	$7.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.9	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1078	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15092	$7764

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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 Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$790
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$727
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$685
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$562
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$622
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$656
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$561
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$598
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$504
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$714
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$489
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$549
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$626
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$598
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$548
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$588
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$547
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$565
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$520
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$505
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$518
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$600
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$513
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$505
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$414
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$694
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$748
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$463
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$569
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$758
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$673
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$688
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$697