Glasgow vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Glasgow	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2121	$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5025	$2945
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$2121	$934
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3514	$881
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	92
😀 Quality of life	94	80
🏙️ Population	626K	6.26M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 78% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1712th and 4795th ($2121 vs $1191) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 93rd and 1st in the United Kingdom and Chile, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Glasgow compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 42nd and 688th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Santiago

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	Glasgow	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.9	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.57	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.99	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1242	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$896	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$322	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.2	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.74%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4206	$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3169	$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.14	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.1	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.06	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$87	$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$129	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$963	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20961	$10578

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1902
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1906
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1652
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1568
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1645
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1852
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1707
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1862
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1784
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1588
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1782
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2331
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1821
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1656
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1490
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1585
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1655
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1771
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1496
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1954
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2053
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1945
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2265
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$2012
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1848
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1975
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1827
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1803
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1784
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1784
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1540
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1964
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1573
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1755
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1620
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1873
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1819
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1430

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$848
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$966
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$840
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$790
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$879
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$930
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$941
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$943
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1180
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$974
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$987
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$1008
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$826
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$895
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$907
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$893
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$860
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$921
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$642
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$900
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$935
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$589
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$804
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$740
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$915
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$929
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$764
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$830
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$747
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$973
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$897
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$759
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$887
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$938
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$768
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$893
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$916
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$891
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$577
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$849