Glasgow vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2121
$2365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5025
$5609
🏠 One person rent
$1212
$1445
🏘️ Family rent
$2121
$2498
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$583
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$3421
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
93
90
😀 Quality of life
94
93
🏙️ Population
626K
548K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 10% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 1712th and 1156th ($2121 vs $2365) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 93rd and 33rd in the United Kingdom.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Glasgow compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Ranked 3rd vs 9th best cities to live in the United Kingdom, and 42nd vs 78th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Manchester

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Glasgow Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.9
$93.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.57
$7.56
☕ Cappuccino
$4.91
$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.99
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1242
$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$896
$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2242
$2808
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1636
$2033
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$322
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.2
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.74%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4206
$4797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$4525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.14
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.1
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.6
$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$7.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.06
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$87
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$129
$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$963
$1658
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20961
$21096

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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 Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862