Glasgow vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Glasgow	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4959	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$2124	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$547	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3456	$4482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	93	99
😀 Quality of life	94	93
🏙️ Population	626K	3.9M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 38% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 1708th and 62nd ($2114 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 47th in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Glasgow compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 39th and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Los Angeles

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	Glasgow	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.9	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.4	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1681	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4105	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3087	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$135	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$928	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21435	$23685

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000