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

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Glasgow	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4959	$8247
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$2805
🏘️ Family rent	$2124	$4446
🍽️ Food expenses	$547	$765
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3456	$6139
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	87
😀 Quality of life	94	91
🏙️ Population	626K	1.01M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 47% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 1708th and 8th ($2114 vs $3957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 5th 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 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 39th and 126th 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	$22.9	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.4	$9.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1681	$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4105	$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3087	$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86	$128
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$135	$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$928	$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21435	$23151

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2928
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3345
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3387
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3194
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3172
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3616
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3234
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3075
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3728
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3357
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3073
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3029
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3698
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3577
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3588
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2822
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3088
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3797
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3043
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3310
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2848
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3276
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3873
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3261
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3559
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2088
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3273