Glasgow vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Glasgow	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2011	$2280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4929	$5399
🏠 One person rent	$1155	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$2177	$2721
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3222	$2766
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	94	80
😀 Quality of life	95	91
🏙️ Population	626K	568K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 12% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 1806th and 1194th ($2011 vs $2280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 11th in the United Kingdom and Canada, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Glasgow compared to 1.2 months in Surrey. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Surrey ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 24th and 122nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Surrey

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	Glasgow	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.1	$69.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.25	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1168	$1405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$1196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2489	$2952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1650	$2383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.3	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3920	$9496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2776	$8417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$2.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.7	$122
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$2.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$3.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.9	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.3	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.9	$84
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1078	$862
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15092	$12026

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1765
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1699
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1601
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1604
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1551
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1649
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1608
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1404
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2140
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1500
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1246
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1482
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1567
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1382
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1755
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1722
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1713
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1968
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1726
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1705
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1651
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1638
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1628
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1637
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1393
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1707
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1510
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1592
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1390
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1714
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1629
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1288

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2495
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2317
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2488
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2093
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2466
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2047
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2023
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2692
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2598
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2589
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2785
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2973
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2625
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1810
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2718
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2882
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3239
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3015
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2462
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3273
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2759
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2606