Glasgow vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Glasgow	Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1884	$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4264	$1568
🏠 One person rent	$1096	$393
🏘️ Family rent	$1719	$619
🍽️ Food expenses	$475	$154
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$29.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3145	$217
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	76
😀 Quality of life	94	55
🏙️ Population	626K	1.59M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 172% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 2103rd and 6851st ($1884 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 99th and 12th 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 1.7 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 40th and 5919th 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	$17.2	$3.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.91	$2.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.83	$0.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.31	$1.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.22	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1191	$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$790	$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1870	$807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1271	$546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$8.29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$291	$12.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.2	$7.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	21.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4377	$1158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3046	$710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.16	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.7	$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.48	$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$3.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$0.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.1	$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.82	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.1	$100
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1097	$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12197	$882

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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

Cities near Karaj

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Mohammadshahr	$650
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Kamal Shahr	$647
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fardis	$651
13 km or 8.3 mi	Andisheh	$647
17 km or 10 mi	Qods	$655
17 km or 10 mi	Malard	$654
19 km or 12 mi	Shahriar	$653
33 km or 21 mi	Nasimshahr	$651
36 km or 22 mi	Nazarabad	$616
38 km or 24 mi	Eslamshahr	$655
38 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$636
43 km or 26 mi	Tehran	$700
46 km or 28 mi	Golestan	$655
50 km or 31 mi	Ray	$653
69 km or 43 mi	Qarchak	$636
74 km or 46 mi	Pakdasht	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Pardis	$619
79 km or 49 mi	Khak-e Ali	$583
87 km or 54 mi	Varamin	$616
100 km or 62 mi	Qazvin	$595
104 km or 65 mi	Saveh	$546
130 km or 81 mi	Qom	$454
144 km or 90 mi	Amol	$519
174 km or 108 mi	Babol	$434
177 km or 110 mi	Lahijan	$547
185 km or 115 mi	Qaem Shahr	$533
204 km or 127 mi	Rasht	$530
205 km or 128 mi	Sari	$640
208 km or 129 mi	Kashan	$561
220 km or 137 mi	Semnan	$558
225 km or 140 mi	Arak	$456
242 km or 150 mi	Zanjan	$451
249 km or 155 mi	Hamadan	$656
259 km or 161 mi	Malayer	$436
294 km or 183 mi	Borujerd	$502
311 km or 193 mi	Dorud	$511
333 km or 207 mi	Shahin Shahr	$561
334 km or 208 mi	Gorgan	$661
350 km or 218 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$569
354 km or 220 mi	Khorramabad	$550