Glasgow vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Glasgow	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$2659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4959	$6362
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$1646
🏘️ Family rent	$2124	$2815
🍽️ Food expenses	$547	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3456	$4246
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	94
😀 Quality of life	94	95
🏙️ Population	626K	664K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 21% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1708th and 649th ($2114 vs $2659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 5th in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Glasgow compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Rotterdam ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 39th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Glasgow	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.9	$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.4	$6.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$4.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$4.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$1650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$1348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$2967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1681	$2361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$278
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4105	$6135
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3087	$3996
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$4.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$6.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$135	$91.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$928	$2772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21435	$13092

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2424
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2491
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2389
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2112
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2608
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2755
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2407
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2247
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2564
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2460
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2399
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2185
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1739
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2111
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1834
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2341
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1829
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$2053
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2353
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1688
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2197
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1476
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799