Glasgow vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Glasgow	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2011	$2560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4929	$6044
🏠 One person rent	$1155	$1641
🏘️ Family rent	$2177	$3059
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3222	$4880
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	94	68
😀 Quality of life	95	89
🏙️ Population	626K	385K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 21% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 1806th and 718th ($2011 vs $2560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 664th in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Glasgow compared to 1.9 months in Tampa. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tampa ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 24th and 174th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Tampa

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	Glasgow	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.1	$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.25	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1168	$1745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$1342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2489	$3421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1650	$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.3	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3920	$3843
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2776	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.7	$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$5.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$4.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.9	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.3	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.9	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1078	$1387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15092	$14045

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2429
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2413
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2402
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2123
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2605
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2618
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2436
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2079
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2328
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2373
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2467
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2458
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2280
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2811
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2038
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2194
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2316
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2732
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2516
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2269
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2392
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1748
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2371
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2576
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2286
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2440
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2373
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2335
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2294
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2363
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2265