Glasgow vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Glasgow	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4959	$4795
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$2124	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$547	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3456	$3638
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	93	49
😀 Quality of life	94	91
🏙️ Population	626K	1.02M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 0.4% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1708th and 1688th ($2114 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 22nd 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 1.7 months in Ottawa. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 39th and 141st 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	$22.9	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.4	$5.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1681	$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4105	$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3087	$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$135	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$928	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21435	$17263

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1878
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1885
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1831
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1611
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1600
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1647
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1835
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1704
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1842
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1760
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1586
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1750
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2295
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1794
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1640
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1456
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1593
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1596
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1485
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1878
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2005
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1923
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2236
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1806
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1943
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1820
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1784
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1777
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1778
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1523
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1872
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1554
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1742
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1646
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1834
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1791
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1404

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875