Baghdad vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$1884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$4264
🏠 One person rent
$417
$1096
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$1719
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$475
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$3145
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
59
94
😀 Quality of life
51
94
🏙️ Population
6.96M
626K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 53% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 6005th and 2103rd ($894 vs $1884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 99th 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 1.7 months in Glasgow. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6198th and 40th 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
$4.94
$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$8.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$5.83
 Cappuccino
$3.12
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$1191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$790
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$1870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$1271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$4377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$3046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$81.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$19.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$97.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$1097
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$12197

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$751
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$951
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$828
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$658
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$827
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$582
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$684
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$559
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$569
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$649
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$637
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$629
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$535
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$594
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$827
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$671
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$864
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$426
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$538
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$555
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$548
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$550
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$465
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$440
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$568
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$577
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$557
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$653
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$502
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$626
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$656
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$436
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$580
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$511

Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1748
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1734
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1524
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1659
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1514
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1670
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1651
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1520
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1693
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2043
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1537
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1723
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1527
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1632
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1706
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1305
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1741
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1629
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1643
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1719
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1681
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1833
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1702
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1673
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1661
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1644
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1554
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1630
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1430
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1662
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1568
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1532
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1251