Glasgow vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Glasgow	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1884	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4264	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$1096	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$1719	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$475	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3145	$4634
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	94	89
😀 Quality of life	94	98
🏙️ Population	626K	5.87M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 37% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 2103rd and 133rd ($1884 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 99th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Singapore, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Glasgow compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 40th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Singapore City

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	Glasgow	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.91	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.83	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.31	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.22	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1191	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$790	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1870	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1271	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$291	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.2	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4377	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3046	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.16	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.7	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.48	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.1	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.82	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.1	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1097	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12197	$26424

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1748
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1734
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1731
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1803
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1399
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1524
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1659
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1514
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1670
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1651
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1520
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1693
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2043
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1800
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1537
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1723
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1527
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1632
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1706
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1305
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1666
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1741
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1629
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1643
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1719
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1910
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1681
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1833
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1702
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1673
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1661
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1644
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1554
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1630
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1430
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1566
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1662
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1568
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1532
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1251

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544