Glasgow vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Glasgow	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2011	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4929	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$1155	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$2177	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3222	$3655
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	94	93
😀 Quality of life	95	98
🏙️ Population	626K	2.14M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 3% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 1806th and 1654th ($2011 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 7th 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 1.8 months in Perth. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 24th and 6th 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	$18.9	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.1	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.25	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1168	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2489	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1650	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.3	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3920	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2776	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.7	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.9	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.3	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.9	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1078	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15092	$11252

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1765
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1699
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1601
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1604
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1551
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1649
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1608
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1404
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2140
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1500
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1246
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1482
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1567
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1382
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1755
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1722
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1713
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1968
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1726
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1705
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1651
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1638
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1628
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1637
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1393
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1707
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1510
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1592
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1390
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1714
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1629
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1288

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1668
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645