Barcelona vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$1884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$4264
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$1096
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$1719
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$475
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$3145
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
98
94
😀 Quality of life
88
94
🏙️ Population
1.64M
626K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 6% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 2423rd and 2103rd ($1773 vs $1884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 99th 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 1.7 months in Glasgow. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 193rd and 40th 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
$15.3
$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$8.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$1191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$790
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$1870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$1271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$4377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$3046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$81.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$97.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$1097
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$12197

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

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