Barcelona vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$4848
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$1146
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$2071
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$540
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$3562
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
98
94
😀 Quality of life
88
96
🏙️ Population
1.66M
626K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 6% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 2198th and 1833rd ($1887 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 97th in Spain and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Spain vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.8 months in Glasgow. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 238th and 19th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Glasgow

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Barcelona Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$9.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$6.44
 Cappuccino
$3.08
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$2.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$1254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$882
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$2451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$1640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
5.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$3909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$3280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$3.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$80.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$20.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$19.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$3.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$85.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$1167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$12979

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

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