Glasgow vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Glasgow	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2058	$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4930	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$1155	$390
🏘️ Family rent	$2017	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3074	$1897
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	52
😀 Quality of life	95	72
🏙️ Population	626K	791K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 104% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 1833rd and 5515th ($2058 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 94th and 404th in the United Kingdom and Japan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Glasgow compared to 1.9 months in Niigata. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Niigata ranked 406th in Japan, while ranked 52nd and 3269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Niigata

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	Glasgow	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.4	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1575	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$301	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4064	$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3045	$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.97	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.2	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.1	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.61	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.03	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.9	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$118	$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1138	$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18105	$14992

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1837
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1797
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1575
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1711
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1630
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1762
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1775
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1522
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2310
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1641
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1485
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1480
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1759
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1484
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1884
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2021
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1879
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2205
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1963
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1906
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1825
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1805
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1780
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1507
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$2079
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1602
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1761
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1551
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1840
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1839
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1429

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$954
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$966
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$975
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$979
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$987
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$989
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$977
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1010
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$989
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1056
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1000
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1034
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1034
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1050
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$991
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$964
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1057
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1003
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$959
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1075
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$951
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$950
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1041
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$938
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1007
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$953
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$959
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1020
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1029
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$929
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$955
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$963
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$942
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1017
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1026
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$967
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$972
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$921
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1016
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1001