Cost of living in Glasgow

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Food
Daily menu in the business district £8.91
Combo meal in fast food restaurant (Big Mac Meal or similar) £4.08
1/2 Kg (1 lb.) of chicken breast £3.88
1 liter (1 qt.) of whole fat milk £0.88
12 eggs, large £2.27
1 kg (2 lb.) of tomatoes £2.38
500 gr (16 oz.) of local cheese £2.67
1 kg (2 lb.) of apples £1.49
2 kg (4,5 lb.) of potatoes £1.80
0.5 l (16 oz) beer in the supermarket £1.40
1 bottle of red table wine, good quality £8.00
2 liters of Coca-Cola £1.69
bread for 2 people for 1 day £0.99
Housing
monthly rent for a 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished apartment in expensive area of the city £725
utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat £64
Internet 8MB (1 month) £17.33
40” flat screen TV £479
Microwave, known brand, 800/900 Watt £85
Laundry detergent (3 l. ~ 100 oz.) £6.67
Hourly rate for cleaning help £7.81
Clothes
1 pair of Levis 501 £63
1 summer dress in a chain store (Zara, H&M, ...) £27
1 pair of Adidas trainers £60
1 pair of average business shoes £54
Transportation
Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TDI 140 CV 6 vel. (or equivalent), with no extras, new £13,721
1 liter (1/4 gallon) of gas £1.37
monthly ticket public transport £39
Taxi trip on a business day, basic tariff, 8 Km. (5 miles) £32
Personal Care
medicine against cold for 6 days (Frenadol, Coldrex, ...) £4.79
1 box of 32 tampons (Tampax, OB, ...) £3.12
Deodorant, roll-on (50ml ~ 1.5 oz.) £1.62
Hair shampoo 2-in-1 (400 ml ~ 12 oz.) £2.24
4 rolls of toilet paper £2.02
Tube of toothpaste £1.40
Standard men's haircut in expat area of the city £8.90
Entertainment
basic dinner out for two in neighborhood pub £16.36
2 tickets to the movies £14.63
2 tickets to the theater (best available seats) £59
dinner out for two in Italian restaurant with wine and dessert £54
1 cocktail drink in downtown club £5.26
Capuccino in expat area of the city £2.77
1 beer in neighbourhood pub £2.58
iPod nano 8GB (6th generation) £130
1 min. of prepaid mobile tariff (no discounts or plans) £0.25
1 month of gym in business district £37
1 package of Marlboro cigarretes £6.37