Glasgow vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Glasgow	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4959	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$2124	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$547	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3456	$4239
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	93	74
😀 Quality of life	94	88
🏙️ Population	626K	459K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 14% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 1708th and 978th ($2114 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 841st 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 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Virginia Beach ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 39th and 286th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Virginia Beach

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	Glasgow	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.9	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.4	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1681	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4105	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3087	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$135	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$928	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21435	$16143

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769