Glasgow vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Glasgow	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$2562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4959	$5745
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$2124	$2350
🍽️ Food expenses	$547	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3456	$4370
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	93	94
😀 Quality of life	94	96
🏙️ Population	626K	2.14M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 18% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 1708th and 791st ($2114 vs $2562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 3rd in the United Kingdom and Australia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Glasgow compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 39th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Perth

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	Glasgow	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.9	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.4	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$1309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$2661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1681	$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4105	$6868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3087	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$5.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86	$70.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$135	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$928	$2283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21435	$17749

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913