Glasgow vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Glasgow	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$2525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4959	$5816
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$1500
🏘️ Family rent	$2124	$2602
🍽️ Food expenses	$547	$604
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$252
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3456	$4312
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	93	90
😀 Quality of life	94	94
🏙️ Population	626K	1.51M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 16% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 1708th and 863rd ($2114 vs $2525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th 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 1.6 months in Glasgow compared to 1.7 months in Munich. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 39th and 44th 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	$22.9	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$14.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.4	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$3.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$1520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$1185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$2776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1681	$2116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4105	$13704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3087	$9217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$4.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$73.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86	$77.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$135	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$928	$871
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21435	$17274

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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 Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2002
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1940
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1976
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1960
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1925
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1910
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1890
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1748
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1841
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1770
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1858
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1790
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1835
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1292
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1816
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1789
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1938
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1731
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1668
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1834
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1660
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1808
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1610
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2075
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1606
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1704
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1887
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1669
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1678
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1667
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1717
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1647
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1636
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2003
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1714