Cost of living comparison
United States is 20.2% more expensive than Glasgow.
If you lived in United States instead of Glasgow, you would:
pay 25.4% more for restaurants
Glasgow
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.63
£15.06
|
$18.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
£6.03
|
$9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
£1.51
|
$2.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
£0.90
|
$1.77
|
|
pay 85.8% more for groceries
Glasgow
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
£1.09
|
$3.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.19
£3.39
|
$5.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
£3.74
|
$3.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
£2.18
|
$4.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
£2.78
|
$5.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
£0.81
|
$2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.42
|
$0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
£0.82
|
$1.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.88
|
$2.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
£0.38
|
$1.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
£0.39
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 26.2% less for transportation
Glasgow
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.58
£6.13
|
$3.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.73
£73.35
|
$63.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,810.41
£24,100.91
|
$25,096.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.97
£14.53
|
$16.64
|
|
pay 44.9% more for housing
Glasgow
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.43
£29.46
|
$70.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$977.27
£790.09
|
$1,528.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$789.54
£638.32
|
$1,282.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.28
£168.39
|
$138.81
|
|
pay 15.2% more for childcare
Glasgow
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$967.46
£782.16
|
$1,137.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,128.89
£11,422.83
|
$15,943.15
|
|
pay 0.2% more for entertainment and sports
Glasgow
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
£4.02
|
$5.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
£2.96
|
$4.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.84
£12.80
|
$8.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.99
£28.29
|
$42.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.42
£10.04
|
$12.04
|
|
pay 3.9% less for clothing
Glasgow
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.11
£71.24
|
$45.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.62
£27.99
|
$36.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.95
£70.29
|
$79.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.12
£65.59
|
$109.59
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about United States or Glasgow. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.