Glasgow vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2011
$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4929
$4624
🏠 One person rent
$1155
$1212
🏘️ Family rent
$2177
$1940
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$563
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3222
$3115
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
94
50
😀 Quality of life
95
90
🏙️ Population
626K
1.02M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 2% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1806th and 1701st ($2011 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 25th 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 1.6 months in Glasgow compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 24th and 162nd 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
$18.9
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.1
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$5.54
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1168
$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2489
$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$320
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.3
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.41%
6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3920
$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2776
$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.7
$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.63
$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.83
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.3
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.9
$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$115
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1078
$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15092
$19030

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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 Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1768
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2202
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1633
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1875
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1762
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1807
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1761
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1704
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1814
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1810
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1841
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1900
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1792
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1658
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1776
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1773
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1857
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1735
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1852
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1835
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1889
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2004
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1804
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1743
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1764
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1651
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800