Glasgow vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Glasgow	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2121	$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5025	$5726
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$2121	$2535
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3514	$3974
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	99
😀 Quality of life	94	96
🏙️ Population	626K	2.11M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 15% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1712th and 916th ($2121 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 93rd 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 1.7 months in Glasgow compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 42nd and 14th 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	$23	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.9	$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.57	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.99	$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1242	$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$896	$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$322	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.2	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.74%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4206	$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3169	$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.14	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.1	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.06	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$87	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$129	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$963	$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20961	$17184

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544