Glasgow vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Glasgow	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2011	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4929	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$1155	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$2177	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3222	$581
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	95
😀 Quality of life	95	65
🏙️ Population	626K	11.5M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 106% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1806th and 5654th ($2011 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Brazil, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Glasgow compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 24th and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Sao Paulo

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	Glasgow	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.1	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.25	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1168	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2489	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1650	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.3	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3920	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2776	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.7	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.9	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.3	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.9	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1078	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15092	$14254

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1765
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1699
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1601
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1604
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1551
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1649
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1608
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1404
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2140
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1500
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1246
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1482
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1567
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1382
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1755
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1722
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1713
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1968
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1726
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1705
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1651
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1638
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1628
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1637
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1393
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1707
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1510
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1592
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1390
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1714
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1629
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1288

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611