Glasgow vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Glasgow	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4848	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$1146	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$2071	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3562	$3150
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	50
😀 Quality of life	96	89
🏙️ Population	626K	1.02M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 10% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1833rd and 1290th ($2013 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 23rd 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 1.8 months in Glasgow compared to 1.4 months in Ottawa. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 19th and 167th 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	$20.1	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.4	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.22	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.44	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.26	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1254	$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$882	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2451	$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1640	$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.48%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3909	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3280	$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.79	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.9	$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.6	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.01	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.03	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.3	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.3	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1167	$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12979	$20100

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1542
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2336
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1677
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$2004
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1828
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1897
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1799
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1791
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1912
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1996
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1686
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1861
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1954
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1821
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1927
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1896
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2057
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1878
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1823
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1845
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884