Glasgow vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Glasgow	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2121	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5025	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$2121	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3514	$3871
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	93	49
😀 Quality of life	94	92
🏙️ Population	626K	1.02M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 0.6% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1712th and 1668th ($2121 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 93rd and 27th in the United Kingdom and Canada, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Glasgow compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 42nd and 123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Ottawa

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	Glasgow	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.9	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.57	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.99	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1242	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$896	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$322	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.2	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.74%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4206	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3169	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.14	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.1	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.06	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$87	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$129	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$963	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20961	$17337

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1902
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1906
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1652
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1568
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1645
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1852
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1707
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1862
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1784
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1588
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1782
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2331
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1821
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1656
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1490
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1585
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1655
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1771
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1496
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1954
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2053
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1945
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2265
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$2012
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1848
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1975
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1827
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1803
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1784
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1784
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1540
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1964
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1573
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1755
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1620
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1873
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1819
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1430

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891