Baku vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$820
$2121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2038
$5025
🏠 One person rent
$358
$1212
🏘️ Family rent
$621
$2121
🍽️ Food expenses
$298
$561
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$555
$3514
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
50
93
😀 Quality of life
64
94
🏙️ Population
2.3M
626K

The cost of living in Baku is 61% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 6681st and 1712th ($820 vs $2121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 93rd in Azerbaijan and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baku compared to 1.7 months in Glasgow. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5397th and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Glasgow

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Baku Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.8
$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$81.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.69
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$6.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.52
$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$1242
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$479
$1636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$322
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.3
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.12%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$4206
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$3169
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$4.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$96.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.8
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$8.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.89
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$23.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.33
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$87
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$129
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$963
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6639
$20961

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$742
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$643
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$590
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$613
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$634
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$631
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$631
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$615
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$813
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$488
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$959
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$550
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$953
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$461
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$662
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$494
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$598
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$508
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$613
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$489
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$698
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$655
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$425
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$740
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1057
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1028
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1148
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$506
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$728
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$586
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1046
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1033
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$404
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$853
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$667
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$531
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$372
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$981
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$595

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