Glasgow vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Glasgow	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2011	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4929	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$1155	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$2177	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3222	$7242
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	94	81
😀 Quality of life	95	98
🏙️ Population	626K	449K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 39% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 1806th and 59th ($2011 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Switzerland, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Glasgow compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 24th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Zurich

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	Glasgow	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.1	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.25	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1168	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2489	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1650	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.3	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3920	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2776	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.7	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.9	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.3	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.9	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1078	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15092	$29610

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3233
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717