Glasgow vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Glasgow	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2011	$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4929	$3092
🏠 One person rent	$1155	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$2177	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3222	$2086
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	94	96
😀 Quality of life	95	95
🏙️ Population	626K	2.75M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 62% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 1806th and 4366th ($2011 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 29th 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 1.6 months in Glasgow compared to 1.7 months in Osaka. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 24th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Osaka

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	Glasgow	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.1	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.25	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1168	$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2489	$1311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1650	$832
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$77.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.3	$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3920	$3491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2776	$2753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.7	$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.9	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.3	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.9	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1078	$66.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15092	$8318

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1765
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1699
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1601
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1604
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1551
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1649
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1608
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1404
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2140
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1500
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1246
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1482
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1567
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1382
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1755
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1722
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1713
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1968
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1726
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1705
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1651
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1638
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1628
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1637
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1393
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1707
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1510
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1592
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1390
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1714
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1629
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1288

Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1302
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1101
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1142
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1065
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1146
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1059
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1040
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1009
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1091
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1039
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1051
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1019
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$998
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1026
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1045
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1008