Glasgow vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Glasgow	Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2011	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4929	$1758
🏠 One person rent	$1155	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$2177	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$204
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3222	$245
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	76
😀 Quality of life	95	55
🏙️ Population	626K	1.59M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 173% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 1806th and 6734th ($2011 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 5th 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 0.3 months in Karaj. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 24th and 5911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Karaj

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	Glasgow	Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.1	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.25	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$1.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1168	$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2489	$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1650	$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$8.55
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$13.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.3	$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3920	$1254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2776	$628
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.7	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$2.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$3.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$0.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.9	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$16.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.3	$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.9	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1078	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15092	$823

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1765
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1699
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1601
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1604
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1551
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1649
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1608
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1404
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2140
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1500
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1246
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1482
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1567
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1382
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1755
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1722
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1713
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1968
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1726
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1705
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1651
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1638
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1628
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1637
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1393
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1707
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1510
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1592
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1390
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1714
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1629
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1288

Cities near Karaj

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Mohammadshahr	$688
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Kamal Shahr	$686
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fardis	$688
13 km or 8.3 mi	Andisheh	$684
17 km or 10 mi	Qods	$698
17 km or 10 mi	Malard	$693
19 km or 12 mi	Shahriar	$698
33 km or 21 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
36 km or 22 mi	Nazarabad	$645
38 km or 24 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
38 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$675
43 km or 26 mi	Tehran	$788
46 km or 28 mi	Golestan	$714
50 km or 31 mi	Ray	$710
69 km or 43 mi	Qarchak	$681
74 km or 46 mi	Pakdasht	$680
77 km or 48 mi	Pardis	$665
79 km or 49 mi	Khak-e Ali	$599
87 km or 54 mi	Varamin	$651
100 km or 62 mi	Qazvin	$618
104 km or 65 mi	Saveh	$574
130 km or 81 mi	Qom	$488
144 km or 90 mi	Amol	$557
174 km or 108 mi	Babol	$458
177 km or 110 mi	Lahijan	$552
185 km or 115 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
204 km or 127 mi	Rasht	$534
205 km or 128 mi	Sari	$658
208 km or 129 mi	Kashan	$562
220 km or 137 mi	Semnan	$580
225 km or 140 mi	Arak	$455
242 km or 150 mi	Zanjan	$466
249 km or 155 mi	Hamadan	$443
259 km or 161 mi	Malayer	$469
294 km or 183 mi	Borujerd	$505
311 km or 193 mi	Dorud	$513
333 km or 207 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
334 km or 208 mi	Gorgan	$685
350 km or 218 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510
354 km or 220 mi	Khorramabad	$554