Glasgow vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2121
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5025
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$1212
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$2121
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$1028
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
93
93
😀 Quality of life
94
72
🏙️ Population
626K
9.21M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 48% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1712th and 4274th ($2121 vs $1428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 93rd and 6th 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 1.7 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 42nd and 3354th 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
$23
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.9
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.57
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$4.91
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.99
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1242
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$896
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2242
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1636
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$322
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.2
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.74%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4206
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.14
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.1
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.6
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.06
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$87
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$129
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$963
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20961
$11420

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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 Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023