Glasgow vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Glasgow	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$2439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4959	$5447
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$1383
🏘️ Family rent	$2124	$2366
🍽️ Food expenses	$547	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3456	$3766
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	95
😀 Quality of life	94	95
🏙️ Population	626K	985K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 13% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1708th and 1008th ($2114 vs $2439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 1st 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 1.6 months in Glasgow compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 39th and 19th 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	$22.9	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$88.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.4	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$1658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$1052
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$2807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1681	$1877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4105	$11775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3087	$6727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$3.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$33.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$135	$116
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$928	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21435	$17265

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1878
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1885
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1831
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1611
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1600
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1647
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1835
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1704
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1842
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1760
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1586
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1750
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2295
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1794
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1640
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1456
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1593
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1596
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1485
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1878
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2005
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1923
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2236
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1806
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1943
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1820
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1784
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1777
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1778
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1523
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1872
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1554
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1742
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1646
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1834
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1791
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1404

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2014
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1211
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1789
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1979
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1794
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1672
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1842
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1659
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1625
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1583
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1463
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1507
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1363
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1269
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1303
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1251
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1543
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1337
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1498
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1298
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1810
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1479
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1481
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1531
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1503
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1560
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1529
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1625
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1370
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1225
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$932
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1535
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1597
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1423
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1629
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1416
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1464