Glasgow vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Glasgow	Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4959	$933
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$2124	$278
🍽️ Food expenses	$547	$152
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3456	$267
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	93	40
😀 Quality of life	94	60
🏙️ Population	626K	5.94M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 219% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 1708th and 7534th ($2114 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 2nd in the United Kingdom and India, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Glasgow compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 39th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Surat

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	Glasgow	Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.9	$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.4	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1681	$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4105	$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3087	$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86	$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$135	$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$928	$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21435	$877

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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 Surat

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Navsari	$267
98 km or 61 mi	Bhavnagar	$273
131 km or 82 mi	Vadodara	$358
164 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$329
170 km or 106 mi	Nadiad	$360
189 km or 117 mi	Vasai	$252
192 km or 119 mi	Malegaon	$370
196 km or 122 mi	Godhra	$350
208 km or 130 mi	Ahmedabad	$433
209 km or 130 mi	Bhiwandi	$335
216 km or 134 mi	Kalyan	$355
222 km or 138 mi	Thane	$464
228 km or 142 mi	Gandhinagar	$391
239 km or 148 mi	Navi Mumbai	$476
244 km or 152 mi	Rajkot	$298
245 km or 152 mi	Mumbai	$717
274 km or 170 mi	Mehsana	$367
284 km or 177 mi	Jalgaon	$285
296 km or 184 mi	Aurangabad	$335
314 km or 195 mi	Pune	$495
332 km or 206 mi	Ratlam	$283
338 km or 210 mi	Porbandar	$312
356 km or 221 mi	Indore	$346
377 km or 234 mi	Ujjain	$241
389 km or 242 mi	Udaipur	$314
399 km or 248 mi	Bhuj	$273
406 km or 252 mi	Satara	$256
436 km or 271 mi	Akola	$282
499 km or 310 mi	Latur	$365
500 km or 311 mi	Bhilwara	$316
505 km or 314 mi	Solapur	$269
511 km or 318 mi	Amravati	$281
512 km or 318 mi	Sangli	$279
514 km or 320 mi	Pali	$299
518 km or 322 mi	Kolhapur	$287
521 km or 324 mi	Nanded	$308
526 km or 327 mi	Bhopal	$335
526 km or 327 mi	Ichalkaranji	$288
541 km or 336 mi	Kota	$309
570 km or 354 mi	Bijapur	$298