Glasgow vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Glasgow	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2058	$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4930	$1279
🏠 One person rent	$1155	$206
🏘️ Family rent	$2017	$364
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$164
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3074	$230
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	94	65
😀 Quality of life	95	55
🏙️ Population	626K	1.96M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 311% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 1833rd and 8682nd ($2058 vs $501) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 94th and 69th in the United Kingdom and Iran, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Glasgow compared to 0.5 months in Isfahan. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Isfahan ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 52nd and 6324th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Isfahan

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	Glasgow	Isfahan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.4	$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$0.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1575	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$9.15
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$301	$14.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$7.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	26.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4064	$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3045	$610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.97	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.2	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$2.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$2.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$5.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$0.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.1	$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.61	$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.03	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$1.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.9	$92.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$118	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1138	$71.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18105	$589

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1837
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1797
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1575
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1711
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1630
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1762
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1775
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1522
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2310
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1641
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1485
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1480
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1759
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1484
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1884
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2021
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1879
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2205
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1963
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1906
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1825
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1805
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1780
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1507
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$2079
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1602
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1761
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1551
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1840
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1839
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1429

Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$488
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$484
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$476
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$470
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$515
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$459
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$463
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$517
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$538
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$508
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$483
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$545
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$530
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$503
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$588
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$494
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$566
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$607
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$560
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$604
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$571
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$611
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$457
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$540
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$623
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$530
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$624
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$622
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$503
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$635
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$684
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$641
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$598
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$637
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$638
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$553
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$640