Glasgow vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Glasgow	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4848	$8354
🏠 One person rent	$1146	$2553
🏘️ Family rent	$2071	$4614
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$756
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3562	$6972
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	94	87
😀 Quality of life	96	93
🏙️ Population	626K	1.01M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 45% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 1833rd and 13th ($2013 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 11th 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 Jose, United States. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 19th and 57th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs San Jose, United States

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	Glasgow	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.4	$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.22	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.44	$9.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.26	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1254	$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$882	$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2451	$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1640	$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.48%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3909	$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3280	$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.79	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.9	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.6	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.01	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.03	$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.3	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.3	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1167	$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12979	$23974

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146