Glasgow vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Glasgow	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2058	$3469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4930	$7890
🏠 One person rent	$1155	$2370
🏘️ Family rent	$2017	$4148
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$726
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3074	$5254
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	94	86
😀 Quality of life	95	93
🏙️ Population	626K	1.39M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 41% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 1833rd and 43rd ($2058 vs $3469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 94th and 33rd 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 1.5 months in Glasgow compared to 1.5 months in San Diego. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 52nd and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs San Diego

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	Glasgow	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.4	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$8.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$2499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$2053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$4569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1575	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$301	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4064	$9580
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3045	$7151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.97	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.2	$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$4.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.1	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.61	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.03	$5.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.9	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$30.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$118	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1138	$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18105	$28967

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1837
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1797
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1575
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1711
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1630
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1762
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1775
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1522
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2310
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1641
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1485
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1480
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1759
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1484
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1884
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2021
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1879
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2205
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1963
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1906
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1825
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1805
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1780
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1507
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$2079
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1602
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1761
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1551
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1840
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1839
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1429

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782