Glasgow vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1884
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4264
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$1096
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$1719
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3145
$819
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
94
90
😀 Quality of life
94
66
🏙️ Population
626K
9.21M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 46% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 2103rd and 4206th ($1884 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 99th and 8th 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 0.6 months in Mexico City. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 40th and 4184th 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
$17.2
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.91
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.83
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.31
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.22
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1191
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$790
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1870
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1271
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$291
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.76%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4377
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3046
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.16
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.7
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.48
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.1
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.82
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.8
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97.1
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1097
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12197
$10204

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1748
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1734
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1524
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1659
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1514
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1670
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1651
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1520
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1693
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2043
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1537
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1723
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1527
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1632
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1706
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1305
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1741
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1629
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1643
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1719
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1681
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1833
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1702
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1673
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1661
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1644
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1554
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1630
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1430
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1662
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1568
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1532
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1251

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881