Glasgow vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Glasgow	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$955
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4848	$2402
🏠 One person rent	$1146	$447
🏘️ Family rent	$2071	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3562	$365
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	94	94
😀 Quality of life	96	62
🏙️ Population	626K	6.21M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 111% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 1833rd and 5959th ($2013 vs $955) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Brazil, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Glasgow compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 19th and 4932nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Glasgow	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$6.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.4	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.22	$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.44	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.26	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1254	$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$882	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2451	$850
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1640	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.48%	10.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3909	$2041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3280	$1135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.79	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.9	$53.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$8.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.6	$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.01	$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.03	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.3	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.3	$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1167	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12979	$10815

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1818
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1793
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1793
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1767
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1470
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1599
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1625
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1573
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1710
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1744
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1420
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1724
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2246
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1704
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1647
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1390
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1545
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1732
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1467
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1830
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1830
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1805
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1989
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1847
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1701
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1800
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1734
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1712
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1706
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1688
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1459
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1602
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1571
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1640
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1491
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1783
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1763
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1364

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$773
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$636
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$652
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$808
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$591
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$600
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$578
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$675
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$500
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$549
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$563
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$647
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$649
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$461
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$513
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$596
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$635
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$620
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$520
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$664
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$623
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$585
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$629
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$618
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$532
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$537
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$609
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$543
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$618
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$617
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$593
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$622
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$542
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$631
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$618
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$515
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$463
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$666
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$585