Glasgow vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Glasgow	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2058	$3254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4930	$7791
🏠 One person rent	$1155	$2034
🏘️ Family rent	$2017	$3588
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$877
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3074	$5482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	97
😀 Quality of life	95	95
🏙️ Population	626K	441K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 37% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 1833rd and 90th ($2058 vs $3254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 94th and 70th 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 1.5 months in Glasgow compared to 1.7 months in Oakland. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Oakland ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 52nd and 45th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Oakland

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	Glasgow	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$30.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.4	$124
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$5.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$1830
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$1813
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1575	$3276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$301	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4064	$7048
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3045	$7022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.97	$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.2	$85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$5.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$7.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$6.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$7.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$6.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$6.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$4.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$2.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.1	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.61	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.03	$5.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.9	$178
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$118	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1138	$2720
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18105	$18326

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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 Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3255
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3109
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2961
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3071
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2950
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3026
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3014
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2826
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3818
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3223
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2850
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2858
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3230
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3285
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3317
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2910
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2764
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3634
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3756
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3218
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3045
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2823
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3070
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3797
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3553
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2381
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3133
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3328
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3359