Glasgow vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2011
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4929
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$1155
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$2177
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3222
$1611
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
94
99
😀 Quality of life
95
77
🏙️ Population
626K
1.33M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 68% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1806th and 4495th ($2011 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 42nd in the United Kingdom and Japan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Glasgow compared to 1.3 months in Saitama. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 24th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Glasgow Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.9
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.1
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1168
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2489
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$320
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.3
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.41%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3920
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2776
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.7
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.63
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.83
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.3
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.9
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$115
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1078
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15092
$14676

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1763
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1765
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1475
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1601
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1604
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1551
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1649
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1608
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1404
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1692
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2140
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1610
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1500
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1246
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1482
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1567
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1732
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1382
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1692
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1755
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1722
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1713
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1968
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1726
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1614
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1705
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1651
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1638
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1628
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1637
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1393
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1707
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1510
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1592
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1390
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1714
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1629
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1288

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125