Glasgow vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1884
$2188
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4264
$5197
🏠 One person rent
$1096
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$1719
$2400
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$507
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3145
$3867
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
94
91
😀 Quality of life
94
94
🏙️ Population
626K
1.49M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 14% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 2103rd and 1315th ($1884 vs $2188) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 99th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Germany, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Glasgow compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Munich ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 40th and 48th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Munich

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Glasgow Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.2
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$68
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.91
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.83
$4.78
 Cappuccino
$4.31
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.22
$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1191
$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$790
$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1870
$2472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1271
$1982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$291
$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$45.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.76%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4377
$11808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3046
$8614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.16
$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.7
$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$24.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.48
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.1
$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.82
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.8
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97.1
$74.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1097
$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12197
$18334

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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 Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1803
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1758
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1794
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1763
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1755
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1748
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1728
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1603
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1608
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1576
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1733
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1634
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1668
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1206
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1660
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1646
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1751
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1663
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1560
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1537
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1663
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1481
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1533
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1517
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1575
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1505
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$1937
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1516
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1720
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1587
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1585
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1438
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1582
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1487
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1546
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1585
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1691
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1599