Baghdad vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$4959
🏠 One person rent
$501
$1226
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$2124
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$547
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$3456
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
59
93
😀 Quality of life
60
94
🏙️ Population
8.13M
626K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 54% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 5729th and 1708th ($976 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 86th 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 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 1.6 months in Glasgow. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5887th and 39th 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
$4.76
$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$6.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$1185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$2085
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$1681
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$320
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$4105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$3087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$23.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$135
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$928
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$21435

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$771
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$832
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$670
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$816
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$558
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$662
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$754
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$556
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$573
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$621
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$571
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$516
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$573
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$822
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$655
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$844
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$411
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$436
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$565
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$438
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$484
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$409
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$393
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$514
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$517
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$436
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$384
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$456
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$625
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$408
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$439
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$432
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$469

Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1878
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1885
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1831
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1647
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1835
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1704
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1842
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1760
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1586
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1750
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2295
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1640
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1456
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1593
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1596
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1798
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1485
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1820
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1878
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2005
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1923
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2236
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1806
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1943
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1820
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1784
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1777
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1778
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1523
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1872
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1554
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1646
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1834
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1791
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1404