Barcelona vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$4959
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$1226
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$2124
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$547
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$3456
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
98
93
😀 Quality of life
90
94
🏙️ Population
1.73M
626K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 0.7% more expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 1659th and 1708th ($2129 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 86th 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 1.6 months in Glasgow. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 174th and 39th 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
$17.3
$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$6.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$1185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$2085
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$1681
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$320
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$4105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$3087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$23.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$135
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$928
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$21435

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1351
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1812

Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1878
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1885
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1831
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1647
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1835
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1704
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1842
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1760
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1586
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1750
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2295
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1640
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1456
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1593
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1596
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1798
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1485
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1820
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1878
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2005
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1923
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2236
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1806
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1943
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1820
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1784
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1777
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1778
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1523
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1872
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1554
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1646
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1834
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1791
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1404