Glasgow vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Glasgow	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4959	$1224
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$208
🏘️ Family rent	$2124	$363
🍽️ Food expenses	$547	$157
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$41.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3456	$208
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	93	63
😀 Quality of life	94	57
🏙️ Population	626K	1.96M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 333% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 1708th and 8733rd ($2114 vs $488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 54th 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 1.6 months in Glasgow compared to 0.4 months in Isfahan. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Isfahan ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 39th and 6153rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Glasgow	Isfahan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.9	$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$10.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.4	$0.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$0.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1681	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$9.25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$14.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$7.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4105	$1182
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3087	$727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$5.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$1.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$4.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$13.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$13.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$1.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86	$80
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$5.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$135	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$928	$72
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21435	$524

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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

Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$466
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$459
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$454
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$451
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$487
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$452
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$459
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$487
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$536
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$469
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$469
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$517
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$496
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$504
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$557
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$456
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$517
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$570
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$514
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$570
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$548
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$577
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$439
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$484
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$590
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$485
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$587
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$584
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$471
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$611
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$638
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$614
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$563
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$613
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$614
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$505
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$616