Summary of cost of living in Glasgow, United Kingdom:
Restaurants | Edit | Range |
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Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant | 15.00 £ | |
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course | 70.00 £ | |
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) | 7.00 £ | |
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) | 4.65 £ | |
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 5.00 £ | |
Cappuccino (regular) | 3.47 £ | |
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) | 1.72 £ | |
Water (12 oz small bottle) | 1.14 £ | |
Markets | Edit | |
Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 4.74 £ | |
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 1.17 £ | |
Rice (white), (1 lb) | 0.78 £ | |
Eggs (regular) (12) | 2.83 £ | |
Local Cheese (1 lb) | 3.55 £ | |
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) | 3.18 £ | |
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 4.85 £ | |
Apples (1 lb) | 1.10 £ | |
Banana (1 lb) | 0.50 £ | |
Oranges (1 lb) | 1.02 £ | |
Tomato (1 lb) | 1.47 £ | |
Potato (1 lb) | 0.49 £ | |
Onion (1 lb) | 0.54 £ | |
Lettuce (1 head) | 0.85 £ | |
Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 0.91 £ | |
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 8.00 £ | |
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 2.07 £ | |
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 2.29 £ | |
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) | 14.99 £ | |
Transportation | Edit | |
One-way Ticket (Local Transport) | 2.85 £ | |
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) | 60.90 £ | |
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 4.00 £ | |
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 2.94 £ | |
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 20.00 £ | |
Gasoline (1 gallon) | 5.53 £ | |
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) | 28,285.00 £ | |
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) | 26,200.00 £ | |
Utilities (Monthly) | Edit | |
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 260.68 £ | |
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data | 13.21 £ | |
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 32.00 £ | |
Sports And Leisure | Edit | |
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 38.41 £ | |
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 15.20 £ | |
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 13.00 £ | |
Childcare | Edit | |
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 844.00 £ | |
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 9,750.00 £ | |
Clothing And Shoes | Edit | |
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 76.67 £ | |
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 38.33 £ | |
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 88.50 £ | |
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 76.11 £ | |
Rent Per Month | Edit | |
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 1,051.50 £ | |
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 743.16 £ | |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 1,895.76 £ | |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 1,252.47 £ | |
Buy Apartment Price | Edit | |
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 270.16 £ | |
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 227.61 £ | |
Salaries And Financing | Edit | |
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 2,661.35 £ | |
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate | 5.42 |
Cost of Living in Stirling | 26.80 miles |
Cost of Living in Edinburgh | 46.48 miles |
Cost of Living in Dundee | 81.25 miles |
Cost of Living in Aberdeen | 145.45 miles |
Cost of Living in Newcastle upon Tyne | 151.89 miles |
Cost of Living in Sunderland | 165.67 miles |
Cost of Living in Durham | 167.55 miles |
Cost of Living in Inverness | 170.25 miles |
Cost of Living in Preston | 184.14 miles |
Cost of Living in Middlesbrough | 189.21 miles |
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Rent: £1020. This is rent capped and also in the West End, going rate now would be around £1300 for a 2 bed in the West End with a living room, kitchen and 3 piece suite in the bathroom.
Gas & Electric: £112 on fixed tariff.
Internet: £28 with Virgin Media (haggle down if you are a recurring customer) for ultra fast broadband.
Mobile: £10 for 20GB data with Giffgaff.
Council tax: £170.
Groceries: £450. (Me and my boyfriend try to eat healthy so our bill here is higher as we buy a lot of fresh food).
Public transport: £20, we both WFH so don't use it much. Bus is around £5 return, a Subway card if you are close to the network will mean a day return is around £3.50. Trains to city centre are around £2 return with a railcard.
Gym: £28 for PureGym, £58 for more upmarket gyms like Nuffield.
Clothes: I spend around £50 monthly
Leisure: Pubs nowadays would be around £5 for a pint, £8 for double spirit and mix. I spend around £300 a month on socialising.
Rent: £1200 (2 Bed, 1 bathroom, fully furnished, new building, West End so it’s full of pubs, coffeeshops and close to the city centre) sharing with a flatmate so £600 per month
Council tax: £170 sharing with flatmate so £85
Utilities: £160 sharing with flatmate so £80 per person but we keep the heating all the time and it’s about 20C in the apartment even at night. Would be a lot cheaper in summer
Internet: £38, sharing so £19
Mobile: £13.5
Groceries: £200
Public transport: £20 (don’t really use it often as I wfh)
Leisure and restaurants: £250 (I do lots of takeaways and have too much coffee)
Clothes: like about £100
Gym: £33
So it’s roughly £1320 per month.
Earning £2170 after tax as a junior programmer
This leaves me with about £850 per month to save up or travel (which I do a lot)
Rent: £1400 (2 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom, Nice and Cosy, 10 mins away from the city center) sharing with flatmate so £700 per person
Council Tax: £140 sharing with flatmate so £70 per person
Elec & Gas: £100 sharing with flatmate so £50 per person
Internet: £30 sharing with flatmate so £15 per person
Mobile: £12
Kitchen: £200 per person
Public Transport: £100
Leisure, restaurants, etc once a week, £200
Clothes £100
Earning £2100 after tax as professional with master degree
Expenditure £1450
Art Galleries and Museums = free entry. I wouldn't argue about the other prices.
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Rent: £600 (2 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom, Nice and Cosy, 20 mins away from the city center)
Council Tax: £140
Elec & Gas: £75
Internet: £21.5 (Talktalk 30 Mbps)
Mobile: £12 x 2 = £24 (giffgaff 11 GB data, unlimited call)
Kitchen: £300 (Using ALDI to save money. ALDI Rocks!)
Public Transport: £90
Social: What was that? I hate Covid!
People are kind and friendly in Glasgow. We have great neighbors. The weather is kinda "shiet" but we love Glasgow.