Glasgow vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2114
$1917
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4959
$4608
🏠 One person rent
$1226
$1113
🏘️ Family rent
$2124
$1707
🍽️ Food expenses
$547
$568
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3456
$3719
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
93
66
😀 Quality of life
94
87
🏙️ Population
626K
633K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 10% more expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 1708th and 2305th ($2114 vs $1917) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 1739th 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 1.9 months in Memphis. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Memphis ranked 96th in the United States, while ranked 39th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Memphis

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Glasgow Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.9
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.5
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.4
$5.76
☕ Cappuccino
$4.78
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.27
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1185
$1107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2085
$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1681
$1418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$320
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.7
$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
6.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4105
$1785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3087
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.15
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$103
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$4.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.7
$8.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$135
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$928
$1698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21435
$27334

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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 Memphis

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$2405
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$2185
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$1891
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$1979
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1888
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2058
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$2300
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$2171
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$1985
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1782
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1890
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$2079
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1838
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1588
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1829
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1534
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1638
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1816
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1883
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1525
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1862
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$1922
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1427
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1940
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$1868
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1818
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1756
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1749
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1968
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1725
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1686
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2027
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1812
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1666
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$2074
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2291
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1429
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1427
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1829
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2809