Glasgow vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Glasgow	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2011	$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4929	$4312
🏠 One person rent	$1155	$940
🏘️ Family rent	$2177	$1577
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3222	$2742
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	94	100
😀 Quality of life	95	93
🏙️ Population	626K	1.8M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 8% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1806th and 2225th ($2011 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 51st in the United Kingdom and Canada, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Glasgow compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 24th and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Montreal

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	Glasgow	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.1	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.25	$6.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1168	$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2489	$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1650	$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.3	$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3920	$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2776	$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.7	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.9	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.3	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.9	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1078	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15092	$5725

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1765
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1699
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1601
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1604
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1551
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1649
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1608
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1404
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2140
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1500
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1246
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1482
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1567
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1382
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1755
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1722
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1713
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1968
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1726
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1705
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1651
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1638
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1628
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1637
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1393
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1707
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1510
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1592
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1390
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1714
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1629
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1288

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2004
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1810
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1900
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1764
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1807
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1743
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1735
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1742
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1761
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1762
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1433
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1106
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1692