Glasgow vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Glasgow	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2011	$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4929	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$1155	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$2177	$2054
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$665
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3222	$3699
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	94	79
😀 Quality of life	95	94
🏙️ Population	626K	709K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 12% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 1806th and 1171st ($2011 vs $2292) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Norway, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Glasgow compared to 1.6 months in Oslo. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 24th and 37th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Oslo

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	Glasgow	Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.1	$92.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.25	$9.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$3.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1168	$1322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$1024
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2489	$2233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1650	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.3	$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3920	$8757
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2776	$6384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$3.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.7	$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$26.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$3.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$28.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.9	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.3	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.9	$62
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$33
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$94
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1078	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15092	$8593

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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 Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$1872
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$1945
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$1930
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$1838
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1627
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1707
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1631
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1747
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1575
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1764
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1733
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1251
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$1722
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1468
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1279
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1623
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1373
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1367
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1473
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1178
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1326
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1623
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1171
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1498
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1599
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1367
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1648
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$1709
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2049
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2006