Glasgow vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Glasgow	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$980
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4848	$2649
🏠 One person rent	$1146	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$2071	$672
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$391
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3562	$1508
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	68
😀 Quality of life	96	68
🏙️ Population	626K	720K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 106% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 1833rd and 5836th ($2013 vs $980) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 769th 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 1.8 months in Glasgow compared to 1.5 months in Okayama. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Okayama ranked 460th in Japan, while ranked 19th and 3256th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Okayama

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	Glasgow	Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.4	$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.22	$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.44	$2.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.26	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1254	$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$882	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2451	$751
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1640	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$67.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.48%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3909	$7645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3280	$4354
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.79	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.9	$56.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$4.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$4.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$5.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$8.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.6	$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.01	$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.03	$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.3	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.3	$28
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$49.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1167	$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12979	$14206

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1818
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1793
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1793
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1767
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1470
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1599
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1625
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1573
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1710
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1744
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1420
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1724
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2246
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1704
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1647
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1390
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1545
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1732
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1467
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1830
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1830
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1805
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1989
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1847
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1701
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1800
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1734
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1712
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1706
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1688
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1459
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1602
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1571
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1640
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1491
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1783
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1763
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1364

Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$977
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1103
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$997
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$984
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$1025
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$995
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$983
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$975
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$961
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$985
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$962
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$987
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$960
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$958
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$993
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$1075
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$1044
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$953
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$993
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$1022
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$1088
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$987
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$1002
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$1049
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$1010
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1231
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$1099
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$1017
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$954
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$1103
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$1085
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1205
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1145
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$960
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1212
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1432
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1607
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1582