Glasgow vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Glasgow Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2013
$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4848
$3066
🏠 One person rent
$1146
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$2071
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3562
$1869
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
94
99
😀 Quality of life
96
79
🏙️ Population
626K
1.33M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 94% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1833rd and 5386th ($2013 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 468th 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 1.8 months in Glasgow compared to 1.8 months in Saitama. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 19th and 592nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Glasgow vs Saitama infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Glasgow vs Saitama

Prices for goods and services in Glasgow and Saitama are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Glasgow Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.4
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.22
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.44
$2.29
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.26
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1254
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$882
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2451
$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1640
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.7
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.48%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3909
$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3280
$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.79
$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.9
$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.4
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.71
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.6
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.01
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.03
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.3
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1167
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12979
$12701

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1818
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1793
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1793
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1599
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1625
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1573
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1710
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1744
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1420
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1724
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2246
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1647
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1390
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1545
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1732
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1828
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1467
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1830
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1830
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1805
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1989
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1701
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1800
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1734
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1712
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1706
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1688
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1459
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1602
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1571
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1640
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1491
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1783
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1763
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1364

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075