Glasgow vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1884
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4264
$2103
🏠 One person rent
$1096
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$1719
$788
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3145
$733
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
94
82
😀 Quality of life
94
66
🏙️ Population
626K
5.38M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 132% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 2103rd and 6353rd ($1884 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 99th and 3rd in the United Kingdom and Russia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Glasgow compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 40th and 4239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Glasgow Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.2
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.91
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.83
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.31
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.22
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1191
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$790
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1870
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1271
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$291
$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.76%
11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4377
$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3046
$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.16
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.7
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.48
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.1
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.82
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.8
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97.1
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1097
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12197
$6504

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1748
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1734
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1524
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1659
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1514
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1670
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1651
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1520
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1693
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2043
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1537
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1723
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1527
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1632
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1706
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1305
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1741
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1629
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1643
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1719
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1681
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1833
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1702
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1673
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1661
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1644
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1554
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1630
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1430
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1662
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1568
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1532
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1251

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$814
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$906
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1121
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1366
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1349
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1376
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1218
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$920
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1330
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1277
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$461
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1163
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1396
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1491
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1089
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1736
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1403
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1498
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$532
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1825
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1194
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1907
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1464
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1335
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$909
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1257
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1414
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1475
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1363
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$982
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1438