Glasgow vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Glasgow	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4848	$3028
🏠 One person rent	$1146	$611
🏘️ Family rent	$2071	$1253
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$376
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3562	$740
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	94	90
😀 Quality of life	96	68
🏙️ Population	626K	9.21M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 69% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1833rd and 4630th ($2013 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th 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 1.8 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 19th and 3360th 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	$20.1	$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.4	$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.22	$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.44	$2.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.26	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1254	$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$882	$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2451	$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1640	$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.48%	11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3909	$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3280	$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.79	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.9	$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.6	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.01	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.03	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.3	$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.3	$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1167	$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12979	$8550

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1818
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1793
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1793
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1767
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1470
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1599
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1625
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1573
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1710
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1744
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1420
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1724
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2246
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1704
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1647
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1390
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1545
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1732
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1467
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1830
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1830
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1805
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1989
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1847
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1701
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1800
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1734
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1712
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1706
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1688
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1459
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1602
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1571
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1640
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1491
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1783
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1763
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1364

Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$835
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$783
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$723
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$884
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$734
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$775
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$835
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$731
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$794
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$757
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$816
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$772
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$844
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$729
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$734
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$843
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$704
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$811
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$939
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$789
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$797
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$941
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$763
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$623
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$504
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$601
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$660
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$748
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$691
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$723
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$729
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$694
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$589
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$659
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$674
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$709