Glasgow vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Glasgow	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2058	$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4930	$5700
🏠 One person rent	$1155	$1497
🏘️ Family rent	$2017	$2629
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3074	$3732
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	94	99
😀 Quality of life	95	97
🏙️ Population	626K	2.15M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 18% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1833rd and 843rd ($2058 vs $2517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 94th and 1st in the United Kingdom and France, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Glasgow compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 52nd and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Paris

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	Glasgow	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.4	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$7.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1575	$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$301	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4064	$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3045	$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.97	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.2	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.1	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.61	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.03	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.9	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$118	$112
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1138	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18105	$15084

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1837
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1797
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1575
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1711
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1630
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1762
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1775
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1522
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2310
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1641
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1485
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1480
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1759
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1484
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1884
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2021
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1879
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2205
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1963
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1906
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1825
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1805
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1780
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1507
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$2079
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1602
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1761
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1551
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1840
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1839
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1429

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488