Glasgow vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Glasgow	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2121	$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5025	$7508
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$2121	$3422
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3514	$6532
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	80
😀 Quality of life	94	95
🏙️ Population	626K	737K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 33% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 1712th and 142nd ($2121 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 93rd and 101st 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 1.7 months in Glasgow compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 42nd and 32nd 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	$23	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.9	$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.57	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.99	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1242	$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$896	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$322	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.2	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.74%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4206	$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3169	$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.14	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.1	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.06	$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$87	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$129	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$963	$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20961	$28950

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2717
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2778
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2604
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3559
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2702
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2737
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2915
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2739
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2677
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2475
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2814
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2325
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2641
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2519
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2720
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2828
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2582
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2628
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2362
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2584
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2558
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2710
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2747
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2173