Glasgow vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2058
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4930
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$1155
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$2017
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$551
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3074
$892
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
94
92
😀 Quality of life
95
72
🏙️ Population
626K
9.21M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 55% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1833rd and 4418th ($2058 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 94th and 5th in the United Kingdom and Mexico, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Glasgow compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 52nd and 3317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Mexico City

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Glasgow Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$96.4
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.73
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.81
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$856
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2085
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1575
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$301
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.83%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4064
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3045
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.97
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.2
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.98
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.1
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.61
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.03
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.9
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$118
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1138
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18105
$11015

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1840
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1837
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1797
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1619
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1527
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1575
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1711
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1630
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1762
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1775
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1522
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1728
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2310
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1768
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1641
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1485
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1480
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1759
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1778
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1484
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1808
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1884
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2021
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1879
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2205
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1963
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1769
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1906
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1825
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1805
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1780
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1797
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1507
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$2079
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1602
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1761
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1551
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1840
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1839
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1429

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030