Glasgow vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Glasgow	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4848	$7212
🏠 One person rent	$1146	$1829
🏘️ Family rent	$2071	$3413
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$707
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3562	$6392
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	80
😀 Quality of life	96	92
🏙️ Population	626K	737K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 31% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 1833rd and 206th ($2013 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 19th and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Seattle

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	Glasgow	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.4	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.22	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.44	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.26	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1254	$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$882	$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2451	$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1640	$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.48%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3909	$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3280	$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.79	$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.9	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.6	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.01	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.03	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.3	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.3	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1167	$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12979	$28179

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263