Glasgow vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Glasgow	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4848	$4931
🏠 One person rent	$1146	$1336
🏘️ Family rent	$2071	$2192
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3562	$4224
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	94	81
😀 Quality of life	96	91
🏙️ Population	626K	1.43M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 8% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 1833rd and 1380th ($2013 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 1203rd 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 1.8 months in Glasgow compared to 1.9 months in San Antonio. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs San Antonio ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 19th and 118th 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	$20.1	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.4	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.22	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.44	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.26	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1254	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$882	$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2451	$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1640	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.48%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3909	$6015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3280	$2228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.79	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.9	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.6	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.01	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.03	$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.3	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.3	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1167	$1127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12979	$10912

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2155
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2177
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2226
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2071
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2473
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2250
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2145
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2194
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2231
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2006
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2037
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$734
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1749
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2186
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1885
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2024
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1856
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$765
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$545
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1890
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1764
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2223
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2143
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2734
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2248
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1798
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2080
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2137