Glasgow vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Glasgow	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$2451
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4959	$5856
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$1515
🏘️ Family rent	$2124	$2643
🍽️ Food expenses	$547	$643
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3456	$4510
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	93	78
😀 Quality of life	94	89
🏙️ Population	626K	689K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 14% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 1708th and 982nd ($2114 vs $2451) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 843rd in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Glasgow compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Nashville ranked 66th in the United States, while ranked 39th and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Nashville

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	Glasgow	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.9	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.4	$7.04
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$6.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$1666
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$1232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$3034
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1681	$2217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4105	$4767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3087	$2707
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$61.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$3.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86	$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$135	$54.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$928	$1468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21435	$30286

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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 Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2332
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2315
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2809
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2246
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2275
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2245
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2017
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2027
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2074
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2213
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1761
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1795
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1933
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1812
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1907
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1896
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1427
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1666
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2119
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1730
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2144
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1838
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1686
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1808
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1859
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2096
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$1989
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1806
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1365
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1602
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1391
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1896
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1595