Glasgow vs Liverpool - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Glasgow | Liverpool | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Glasgow is 6% more expensive than in Liverpool. Cities ranked 1833rd and 2203rd ($2058 vs $1937) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 94th and 132nd in the United Kingdom.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Glasgow compared to 1.6 months in Liverpool. Ranked 3rd vs 30th best cities to live in the United Kingdom, and 52nd vs 190th among the best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Glasgow vs Liverpool
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| Glasgow | Liverpool | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Glasgow
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 11 km or 6.9 mi |  East Kilbride | |
| 11 km or 7.1 mi | Paisley | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Hamilton | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Cumbernauld | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Kilmarnock | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Greenock | |
| 35 km or 21 mi | Stirling | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Irvine | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Alloa | |
| 46 km or 29 mi | Livingston | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | Ayr | |
| 54 km or 34 mi | Dunfermline | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Edinburgh | |
| 73 km or 45 mi | Kirkcaldy | |
| 78 km or 49 mi | Perth | |
| 97 km or 60 mi | Dumfries | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Dundee | |
| 136 km or 85 mi | Carlisle | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Whitehaven | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Bangor | |
| 170 km or 106 mi | Newtownabbey | |
| 176 km or 110 mi | Belfast | |
| 181 km or 112 mi | Inverness | |
| 187 km or 116 mi | Lisburn | |
| 191 km or 119 mi | Douglas | |
| 193 km or 120 mi | Newcastle upon Tyne | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Aberdeen | |
| 196 km or 121 mi | Gateshead | |
| 200 km or 124 mi | Jarrow | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Tynemouth | |
| 202 km or 126 mi | South Shields | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Washington | |
| 207 km or 128 mi | Elgin | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Durham | |
| 210 km or 131 mi | Sunderland | |
| 211 km or 131 mi | Bishop Auckland | |
| 218 km or 135 mi | Derry | |
| 219 km or 136 mi | Morecambe | |
| 222 km or 138 mi | Lancaster | |
| 227 km or 141 mi | Darlington |
Cities near Liverpool
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 3.7 km or 2.3 mi | Bootle | |
| 3.9 km or 2.4 mi | Birkenhead | |
| 4.4 km or 2.7 mi | Wallasey | |
| 7.4 km or 4.6 mi | Bebington | |
| 8.2 km or 5.1 mi | Crosby | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Formby | |
| 17 km or 10 mi | Ellesmere Port | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | St Helens | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Widnes | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Runcorn | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Chester | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Southport | |
| 27 km or 16 mi | Warrington | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Wigan | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Rhyl | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Chorley | |
| 36 km or 23 mi | Lytham St Annes | |
| 41 km or 26 mi | Wrexham | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Bolton | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Altrincham | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Preston | |
| 45 km or 28 mi | Blackpool | |
| 45 km or 28 mi | Sale | |
| 46 km or 29 mi | Stretford | |
| 47 km or 29 mi | Salford | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | Blackburn | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | Bury | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Manchester | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Crewe | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Droylsden | |
| 60 km or 37 mi | Rochdale | |
| 60 km or 37 mi | Ashton-under-Lyne | |
| 60 km or 37 mi | Oldham | |
| 61 km or 38 mi | Macclesfield | |
| 65 km or 40 mi | Burnley | |
| 68 km or 43 mi | Newcastle-under-Lyme | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Lancaster | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Stoke-on-Trent | |
| 73 km or 45 mi | Morecambe | |
| 73 km or 46 mi | Leek |