Glasgow vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Glasgow	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4959	$4674
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$2124	$1801
🍽️ Food expenses	$547	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3456	$4112
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	93	81
😀 Quality of life	94	91
🏙️ Population	626K	1.43M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 2% more expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 1708th and 1833rd ($2114 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 1452nd in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Glasgow compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs San Antonio ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 39th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs San Antonio

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	Glasgow	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.9	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.4	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1681	$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4105	$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3087	$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$135	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$928	$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21435	$19123

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2093
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2120
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2125
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2168
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$1944
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2475
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2149
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2110
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2003
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1857
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1903
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1005
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1722
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2070
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1855
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1897
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1010
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$796
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1950
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1843
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2066
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2093
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2519
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2261
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2107
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1860
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2064
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2093