Glasgow vs Liverpool - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Liverpool
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2121
$1998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5025
$4969
🏠 One person rent
$1212
$1076
🏘️ Family rent
$2121
$1822
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$605
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$3266
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
93
85
😀 Quality of life
94
92
🏙️ Population
626K
513K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 6% more expensive than in Liverpool. Cities ranked 1712th and 2034th ($2121 vs $1998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 93rd and 121st in the United Kingdom.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Glasgow compared to 1.6 months in Liverpool. Ranked 3rd vs 12th best cities to live in the United Kingdom, and 42nd vs 81st 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
$23
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.9
$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.57
$6.85
 Cappuccino
$4.91
$4.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.99
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1242
$1146
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$896
$755
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2242
$2016
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1636
$1338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$196
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$322
$302
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.2
$46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.74%
5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4206
$3920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$2673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.14
$2.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.1
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$17.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$9.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$3.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.6
$22.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.06
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$36.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$19.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$87
$83.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$129
$95.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$963
$1831
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20961
$16599

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1902
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1906
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1645
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1852
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1707
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1862
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1784
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1588
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1782
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2331
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1656
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1490
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1655
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1771
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1892
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1954
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2053
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1945
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2265
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1848
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1975
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1827
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1803
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1784
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1784
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1540
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1964
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1573
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1620
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1873
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1819
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1430

Cities near Liverpool

Distance City Cost of living
3.7 km or 2.3 mi Bootle
$1893
3.9 km or 2.4 mi Birkenhead
$1895
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Wallasey
$1718
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Bebington
$1888
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Crosby
$1862
16 km or 10 mi Formby
$1873
17 km or 10 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
17 km or 11 mi St Helens
$1686
19 km or 12 mi Widnes
$1907
21 km or 13 mi Runcorn
$1928
25 km or 16 mi Chester
$2047
26 km or 16 mi Southport
$1861
27 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 18 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Rhyl
$1764
36 km or 22 mi Chorley
$1870
36 km or 23 mi Lytham St Annes
$1804
41 km or 26 mi Wrexham
$1784
42 km or 26 mi Bolton
$2079
43 km or 27 mi Altrincham
$1974
43 km or 27 mi Preston
$1754
45 km or 28 mi Blackpool
$1677
45 km or 28 mi Sale
$2033
46 km or 29 mi Stretford
$2055
47 km or 29 mi Salford
$2080
50 km or 31 mi Blackburn
$1846
50 km or 31 mi Bury
$1818
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2365
51 km or 32 mi Crewe
$1674
56 km or 35 mi Droylsden
$2002
60 km or 37 mi Rochdale
$1827
60 km or 37 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
60 km or 37 mi Oldham
$1741
61 km or 38 mi Macclesfield
$1904
65 km or 40 mi Burnley
$1496
68 km or 43 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
71 km or 44 mi Lancaster
$1819
71 km or 44 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
73 km or 45 mi Morecambe
$1873
73 km or 46 mi Leek
$1841