Glasgow vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Glasgow	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$1972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4959	$4629
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$1099
🏘️ Family rent	$2124	$1926
🍽️ Food expenses	$547	$525
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3456	$2041
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	93	91
😀 Quality of life	94	91
🏙️ Population	626K	2.75M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 7% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 1708th and 2104th ($2114 vs $1972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Italy, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Glasgow compared to 1 months in Rome. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 39th and 134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Rome

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	Glasgow	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.9	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$63.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.4	$6.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1681	$1571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4105	$8628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3087	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$5.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86	$107
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$135	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$928	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21435	$14156

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1179
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1779
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1707
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1512
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1417
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1400
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1683
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1367
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1166
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1173
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1322
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1474
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1421
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1316
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1212
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1383
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1473
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1296
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1217
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1215
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1395
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1240
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1407
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1346
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1429
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1385
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1645
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1048
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1480
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1570
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1413
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1305
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1476
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1201
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1431
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1685
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1330