Baghdad vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$2121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$5025
🏠 One person rent
$487
$1212
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$2121
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$561
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$3514
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
59
93
😀 Quality of life
59
94
🏙️ Population
8.13M
626K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 55% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 6017th and 1712th ($952 vs $2121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 93rd in Iraq and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Iraq vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 1.7 months in Glasgow. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6062nd and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Glasgow

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Baghdad Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$81.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$6.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$1242
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$1636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$322
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$4206
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$3169
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$4.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$96.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$8.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$3.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$23.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$87
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$129
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$963
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$20961

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$776
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$958
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$836
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$669
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$822
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$609
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$771
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$681
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$554
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$627
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$652
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$502
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$581
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$664
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$831
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$495
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$585
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$498
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$546
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$437
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$413
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$569
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$574
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$494
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$390
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$499
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$616
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$428
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$460
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$493
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1902
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1906
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1645
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1852
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1707
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1862
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1784
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1588
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1782
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2331
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1656
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1490
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1655
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1771
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1892
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1954
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2053
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1945
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2265
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1848
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1975
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1827
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1803
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1784
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1784
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1540
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1964
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1573
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1620
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1873
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1819
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1430