Barcelona vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Barcelona | Glasgow | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Barcelona is 1% more expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 1764th and 1833rd ($2087 vs $2058) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 94th 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 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1.5 months in Glasgow. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 229th and 52nd 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Barcelona
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 7 km or 4.4 mi |  L'Hospitalet de Llobregat | |
| 7.4 km or 4.6 mi | Badalona | |
| 9.3 km or 5.8 mi | Cornella de Llobregat | |
| 12 km or 7.5 mi | Sant Boi de Llobregat | |
| 13 km or 8 mi | Ripollet | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Rubi | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Sabadell | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Terrassa | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Granollers | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Mataro | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Vilanova i la Geltru | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | Manresa | |
| 61 km or 38 mi | Vic | |
| 65 km or 40 mi | Lloret de Mar | |
| 83 km or 52 mi | Tarragona | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Girona | |
| 117 km or 73 mi | Figueres | |
| 131 km or 81 mi | Lleida | |
| 136 km or 85 mi |  Andorra la Vella | |
| 141 km or 88 mi | Ordino | |
| 158 km or 98 mi |  Perpignan | |
| 176 km or 109 mi | Vinaros | |
| 206 km or 128 mi | Palma de Mallorca | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Ciutadella de Menorca | |
| 212 km or 131 mi | Narbonne | |
| 230 km or 143 mi | Huesca | |
| 234 km or 145 mi | Beziers | |
| 242 km or 150 mi | Mahon | |
| 245 km or 152 mi | Castellon de la Plana | |
| 247 km or 154 mi | Castres | |
| 250 km or 156 mi | Villarreal | |
| 253 km or 157 mi | Borriana | |
| 254 km or 158 mi | Toulouse | |
| 257 km or 159 mi | Zaragoza | |
| 269 km or 167 mi | Tarbes | |
| 281 km or 174 mi | Sagunto | |
| 282 km or 175 mi | Ibiza | |
| 284 km or 177 mi | Montpellier | |
| 299 km or 186 mi | Pau | |
| 303 km or 189 mi | Valencia |
Cities near Glasgow
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 11 km or 6.9 mi |  East Kilbride | |
| 11 km or 7.1 mi | Paisley | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Hamilton | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Cumbernauld | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Kilmarnock | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Greenock | |
| 35 km or 21 mi | Stirling | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Irvine | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Alloa | |
| 46 km or 29 mi | Livingston | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | Ayr | |
| 54 km or 34 mi | Dunfermline | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Edinburgh | |
| 73 km or 45 mi | Kirkcaldy | |
| 78 km or 49 mi | Perth | |
| 97 km or 60 mi | Dumfries | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Dundee | |
| 136 km or 85 mi | Carlisle | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Whitehaven | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Bangor | |
| 170 km or 106 mi | Newtownabbey | |
| 176 km or 110 mi | Belfast | |
| 181 km or 112 mi | Inverness | |
| 187 km or 116 mi | Lisburn | |
| 191 km or 119 mi | Douglas | |
| 193 km or 120 mi | Newcastle upon Tyne | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Aberdeen | |
| 196 km or 121 mi | Gateshead | |
| 200 km or 124 mi | Jarrow | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Tynemouth | |
| 202 km or 126 mi | South Shields | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Washington | |
| 207 km or 128 mi | Elgin | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Durham | |
| 210 km or 131 mi | Sunderland | |
| 211 km or 131 mi | Bishop Auckland | |
| 218 km or 135 mi | Derry | |
| 219 km or 136 mi | Morecambe | |
| 222 km or 138 mi | Lancaster | |
| 227 km or 141 mi | Darlington |