Cost of Living in Glasgow

Moving away from home to study in any UK city can be a daunting experience at first, but it's easy to get into your stride once you get used to your new circumstances. For many first-year students, this will be the first time they've ever had to think in terms of budgeting sensibly and living within their means. This is a vital aspect of student life, of course, and those choosing to study in Glasgow will be no exception and will need help understanding the costs of renting in Glasgow.

The most important, and almost certainly the most expensive, choice to be made is the accommodation, and the good news is that Citylets can guide you through all your options from student flats in Glasgow to PBSA. We offer access to a superb range of properties, and our easy to use website enables you to set a budget before you start the search. It's vital for students to live within their means, so with our help you can easily filter out those rooms, flats and houses which are out of your financial reach.

Whether you seek traditional accommodation or perhaps a recently-built property, we can point you in the right direction. By setting the filters on our site to the budget that suits you, you will then be presented with a range of options that you already know you can afford. We at Citylets believe in taking the stress out of the search right from the start.

The city that offers so much doesn't have to cost the earth

As soon as you have arranged your accommodation, you can then focus on other aspects of student life in Glasgow. You'll need to think about a number of factors, of course, including food, clothing, entertainment, utilities and getting from A to B. As with everything that's new to you, the more you plan ahead the more prepared you'll be for what's to come.

The cost of living in Glasgow is in step with just about every other city in the United Kingdom. There will be tourist areas in which the price of a pint or a pizza will be higher than in other parts of the city, but this is no different from anywhere else, of course. Shopping around for good deals is part of the fun of discovering a new city, so be ready to embrace the whole experience.

Glasgow is a very student-friendly city, and there will be plenty of exceptional deals to look out for. Make sure you ask around for details of restaurants, bars, cafés and clubs which offer reduced prices for the student community, and of course you'll want to keep an ear to the ground for one-off discounts which are offered exclusively to students.

Many businesses will offer reduced prices and special deals during quieter periods. Items such as cinema tickets, entry to clubs, restaurant meals and even haircuts and spa treatments may be cheaper on certain days and at certain times. If you're able to be flexible sometimes, the financial rewards can be impressive. The same applies to travel, so think about this when planning a trip home.

With university buildings spread over various parts of the city, many students in Glasgow will soon have to get used to travelling around. There's an excellent public transport infrastructure here, thanks to a varied selection of bus routes and overground trains, and of course the city's understandably popular Subway, which serves 15 stations in a continuous loop. If you need to use public transport on a regular basis, it would be wise to invest in a ZoneCard, which offers cheaper transportation.

All in all, this is an excellent city in which to study, and with our help you can make the ideal start.