Glasgow vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2114
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4959
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$1226
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$2124
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$547
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3456
$1104
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
93
96
😀 Quality of life
94
72
🏙️ Population
626K
13.3M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 26% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 1708th and 3277th ($2114 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Russia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Glasgow compared to 0.7 months in Moscow. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 39th and 2774th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Moscow

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Glasgow Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.9
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.5
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.4
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$4.78
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.27
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1185
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2085
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1681
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$320
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.7
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4105
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3087
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.15
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$103
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.7
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$135
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$928
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21435
$20160

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1878
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1885
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1831
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1647
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1835
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1704
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1842
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1760
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1586
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1750
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2295
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1640
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1456
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1593
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1596
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1798
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1485
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1820
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1878
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2005
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1923
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2236
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1806
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1943
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1820
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1784
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1777
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1778
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1523
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1872
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1554
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1646
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1834
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1791
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1404

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749