Cost of living comparison
Spain is 19.7% cheaper than Glasgow.
If you lived in Spain instead of Glasgow, you would:
pay 3.4% more for restaurants
Glasgow
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.63
£14.88
|
$12.45
€11.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
£5.95
|
$8.47
€7.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
£1.50
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
£0.89
|
$1.40
€1.30
|
|
pay 4.6% more for groceries
Glasgow
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
£1.07
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.19
£3.34
|
$5.73
€5.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
£3.70
|
$3.55
€3.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
£2.16
|
$2.35
€2.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
£2.74
|
$3.11
€2.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
£0.80
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.41
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
£0.81
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.87
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
£0.37
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
£0.39
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 26.9% less for transportation
Glasgow
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.58
£6.05
|
$6.67
€6.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.73
£72.44
|
$39.84
€36.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,810.41
£23,802.63
|
$24,357.72
€22,597.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.97
£14.35
|
$14.14
€13.12
|
|
pay 23.4% less for housing
Glasgow
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.43
£29.09
|
$40.62
€37.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$977.27
£780.32
|
$697.48
€647.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$789.54
£630.42
|
$570.67
€529.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.28
£166.30
|
$106.79
€99.08
|
|
pay 56.2% less for childcare
Glasgow
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$967.46
£772.48
|
$342.46
€317.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,128.89
£11,281.45
|
$7,368.05
€6,835.70
|
|
pay 33.9% less for entertainment and sports
Glasgow
|
Spain
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
£3.97
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
£2.92
|
$1.85
€1.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.84
£12.65
|
$5.55
€5.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.99
£27.94
|
$43.33
€40.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.42
£9.92
|
$8.42
€7.81
|
|
pay 5.8% less for clothing
Glasgow
|
Spain
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.11
£70.35
|
$73.58
€68.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.62
£27.65
|
$33.02
€30.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.95
£69.42
|
$74.35
€68.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.12
£64.78
|
$91.35
€84.75
|
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