Glasgow vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Glasgow	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2058	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4930	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$1155	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$2017	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3074	$4008
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	99
😀 Quality of life	95	100
🏙️ Population	626K	5.45M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 22% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1833rd and 649th ($2058 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 94th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Australia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Glasgow compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 52nd and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Sydney

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	Glasgow	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.4	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1575	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$301	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4064	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3045	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.97	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.2	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.1	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.61	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.03	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.9	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$118	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1138	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18105	$19140

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1837
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1797
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1575
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1711
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1630
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1762
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1775
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1522
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2310
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1641
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1485
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1480
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1759
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1484
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1884
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2021
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1879
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2205
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1963
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1906
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1825
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1805
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1780
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1507
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$2079
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1602
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1761
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1551
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1840
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1839
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1429

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710