Glasgow vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Glasgow	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$1991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4848	$4487
🏠 One person rent	$1146	$1094
🏘️ Family rent	$2071	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3562	$3539
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	94	95
😀 Quality of life	96	96
🏙️ Population	626K	985K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 1% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1833rd and 1883rd ($2013 vs $1991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Sweden, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Glasgow compared to 1.8 months in Stockholm. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 19th and 17th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Stockholm

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	Glasgow	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.4	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.22	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.44	$7.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$4.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.26	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1254	$1349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$882	$863
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2451	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1640	$1592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.48%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3909	$10247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3280	$5552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.79	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.9	$98.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.6	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.01	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.03	$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.3	$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.3	$24
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1167	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12979	$7335

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1628
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1730
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1586
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1638
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1637
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1602
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1604
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1460
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1460
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1274
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1338
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1164
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1285
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1463
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1275
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1347
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1209
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1363
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1510
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1593
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1259
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1544
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1415
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1591
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1546
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1417
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1331
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1151
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$923
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1571
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1525
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1267
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1468
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1325
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1328