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London (Average)London
GlasgowScotland

You'd be £6,210/year better off in Glasgow

Based on area median salaries. Personalise it to see YOUR numbers.

Over 5 years, that's £34,981 in your pocket
Moving costs (£3,000-£5,000) paid back in 6-10 months

Your Take-Home Pay

Based on area median salaries. Personalise above to see your own numbers.

London (Average)

Gross salary£44,000
Income tax-£6,286
National Insurance-£2,514
Take-home£35,200
Effective tax rate: 20%£2,933/mo

GlasgowScottish tax rates

Gross salary£33,000
Income tax-£4,127
National Insurance-£1,634
Take-home£27,238
Effective tax rate: 17.5%£2,270/mo

You'd take home £7,962 less per year in Glasgow

Where Your Money Goes

Where Your Money Goes

How your monthly take-home splits between costs and what you keep.

London (Average)

Rent: £2,000Council Tax: £137Commute: £180Groceries: £325Energy: £135Lifestyle: £132Disposable: £125

Glasgow

Rent: £1,000Council Tax: £135Commute: £95Groceries: £281Energy: £125Lifestyle: £91Disposable: £606

London (Average) disposable

£125/mo

Glasgow disposable

£606/mo

London (Average)

Tight
TightManageableComfortable

£125/mo disposable

Glasgow

Manageable
TightManageableComfortable

£606/mo disposable

Living Costs

Salary (Area Median)

London (Average)

£44,000

Glasgow

£33,000

£11,000/yr worse off

Rent (2-bed)

London (Average)

£2,000/mo

Glasgow

£1,000/mo

£12,000/yr better off

Council Tax (Band D)

London (Average)

£1,640

Glasgow

£1,620

About the same

Commute

London (Average)

£180/mo

Glasgow

£95/mo

£1,020/yr better off

Weekly Groceries

London (Average)

£75/wk

Glasgow

£65/wk

£520/yr better off

Energy Bills

London (Average)

£135/mo

Glasgow

£125/mo

£120/yr better off

Lifestyle (Pints, Cinema, Gym)

London (Average)

£132/mo

Glasgow

£91/mo

£492/yr better off
Property

If You're Buying

London (Average)

£530,000

Average house price

Glasgow

£220,000

Average house price

You could save £310,000 on a home in Glasgow. That's real money.

Price-to-income ratio

12.0x

London (Average) (median)

Price-to-income ratio

6.7x

Glasgow (median)

Lifestyle

Percentage of schools rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted (England), Education Scotland, Estyn (Wales), or ETI (Northern Ireland).

London (Average)

Good
Outstanding: 25%Good: 62%87% good+

3208 schools in area

Glasgow

Good
Outstanding: 27%Good: 65%92% good+

325 schools in area

Glasgow has better-rated schools overall (92% good or outstanding vs 87% in London (Average)). Always check individual schools for your specific area.

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Your Move Summary

London (Average)Glasgow

£6,210/yr better off

Where you save

  • Rent+£12,000/yr
  • Commute+£1,020/yr
  • Groceries+£520/yr

Where you pay more

  • Take-home pay-£7,962/yr
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Government data, not guesswork

Data sourced from ONS, HMRC, and local authorities. Salaries are area medians - personalise above for your own numbers. Comparison based on 2-bed rental, Band D council tax, and typical usage. Always do your own sums before making big decisions. But at least now you know where to start.