Glasgow vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Glasgow	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2058	$2327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4930	$5471
🏠 One person rent	$1155	$1420
🏘️ Family rent	$2017	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$628
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3074	$4437
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	94	82
😀 Quality of life	95	90
🏙️ Population	626K	468K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 12% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 1833rd and 1213th ($2058 vs $2327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 94th and 1060th in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Glasgow compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Raleigh ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 52nd and 212th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Raleigh

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	Glasgow	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.4	$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$5.91
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$1434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1575	$1941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$301	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4064	$3119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3045	$2477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.97	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.2	$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$3.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$6.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.1	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.61	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.03	$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.9	$161
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$118	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1138	$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18105	$24117

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2582
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2338
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2387
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2331
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2219
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2171
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2071
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2124
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1757
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2065
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2176
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2076
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1993
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2070
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2152
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2154
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2156
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2054
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1893
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2094
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1734
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2102
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1983
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2231
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2395
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2160
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1766