Cost of living comparison
Glasgow is 21.7% more expensive than Germany.
If you lived in Glasgow instead of Germany, you would:
pay 9.0% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Glasgow
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.72
€12.61
|
$18.92
£14.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
$8.83
£6.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
€2.60
|
$2.22
£1.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
€2.28
|
$1.51
£1.19
|
|
pay 5.1% less for groceries
Germany
|
Glasgow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
$1.55
£1.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
€6.21
|
$4.69
£3.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.90
|
$5.90
£4.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
€3.26
|
$3.68
£2.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.19
€6.61
|
$3.85
£3.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$1.30
£1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.59
£0.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.20
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$1.96
£1.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.55
£0.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.57
£0.45
|
|
pay 13.0% more for transportation
Germany
|
Glasgow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.16
€6.58
|
$7.21
£5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.61
€50.20
|
$77.94
£61.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,249.82
€26,884.97
|
$35,673.52
£28,078.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
€21.42
|
$20.18
£15.88
|
|
pay 30.1% more for housing
Germany
|
Glasgow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.15
€45.18
|
$40.19
£31.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.45
€735.73
|
$1,367.16
£1,076.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$616.33
€566.50
|
$956.00
£752.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.30
€213.52
|
$261.71
£205.99
|
|
pay 80.4% more for childcare
Germany
|
Glasgow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$434.24
€399.13
|
$1,139.60
£896.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,512.98
€11,501.31
|
$12,296.87
£9,678.76
|
|
pay 39.9% more for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Glasgow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€3.98
|
$5.68
£4.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.17
|
$4.16
£3.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
$17.66
£13.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.42
€32.56
|
$44.86
£35.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.56
€11.54
|
$15.13
£11.91
|
|
pay 2.4% more for clothing
Germany
|
Glasgow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.65
€76.89
|
$95.85
£75.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.29
€37.95
|
$43.72
£34.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.84
€82.57
|
$102.25
£80.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.25
€110.53
|
$90.39
£71.14
|
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