Baghdad vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$4848
🏠 One person rent
$386
$1146
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$2071
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$540
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$3562
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
59
94
😀 Quality of life
52
96
🏙️ Population
8.13M
626K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 57% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 6246th and 1833rd ($859 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 97th 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 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1.8 months in Glasgow. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6059th and 19th 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
$4.99
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$9.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$6.44
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$1254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$882
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$2451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$1640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
5.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$3909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$3280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$3.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$80.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$20.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$19.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$3.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$85.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$1167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$12979

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$737
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$959
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$827
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$655
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$811
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$579
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$648
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$762
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$675
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$566
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$585
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$636
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$631
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$675
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$498
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$586
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$665
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$876
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$581
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$596
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$597
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$559
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$490
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$466
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$583
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$588
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$615
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$680
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$513
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$652
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$453
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$470
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$667
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$518

Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1818
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1793
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1793
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1599
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1625
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1573
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1710
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1744
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1420
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1724
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2246
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1647
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1390
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1545
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1732
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1828
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1467
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1830
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1830
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1805
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1989
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1701
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1800
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1734
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1712
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1706
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1688
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1459
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1602
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1571
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1640
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1491
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1783
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1763
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1364