Glasgow vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2121
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5025
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$1212
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2121
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$1596
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
93
99
😀 Quality of life
94
77
🏙️ Population
626K
1.33M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 98% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1712th and 5151st ($2121 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 93rd and 152nd 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 1.7 months in Glasgow compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Saitama ranked 64th in Japan, while ranked 42nd and 1177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Saitama

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Glasgow Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.9
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.57
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$4.91
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.99
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1242
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$896
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2242
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1636
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$322
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.2
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.74%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4206
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.14
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.1
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.6
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.06
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$87
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$129
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$963
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20961
$15321

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1902
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1906
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1645
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1852
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1707
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1862
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1784
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1588
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1782
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2331
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1656
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1490
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1655
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1771
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1892
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1954
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2053
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1945
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2265
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1848
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1975
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1827
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1803
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1784
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1784
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1540
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1964
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1573
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1620
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1873
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1819
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1430

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102