Glasgow vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Glasgow	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2121	$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5025	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$2121	$647
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$321
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3514	$499
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	93	63
😀 Quality of life	94	57
🏙️ Population	626K	1.76M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 135% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 1712th and 6319th ($2121 vs $902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 93rd and 3rd in the United Kingdom and Ecuador, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Glasgow compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 42nd and 6235th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Quito

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	Glasgow	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.9	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.57	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.99	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1242	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$896	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$541
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$19.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$322	$30.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.2	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.74%	10.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4206	$1744
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3169	$745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.14	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.1	$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$7.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$6.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.06	$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$87	$43.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$129	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$963	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20961	$8496

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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 Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$569
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$538
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$656
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$640
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$510
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$637
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$847
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$663
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$785
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$755
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$814
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$905
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$1029
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$822
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$734
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$716
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$606
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$584
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$514
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$594
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$590
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$829
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$825
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$746
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$592
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$668
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$537
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$714
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$605
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$660
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$619
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$650
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$719
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$738
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$709
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$789
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$547