Glasgow vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Glasgow	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4959	$1290
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$2124	$361
🍽️ Food expenses	$547	$162
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$22.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3456	$205
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	47
😀 Quality of life	94	41
🏙️ Population	626K	1.57M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 319% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 1708th and 8645th ($2114 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 48th 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 Shiraz. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shiraz ranked 30th in Iran, while ranked 39th and 7725th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Shiraz

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	Glasgow	Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.9	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.4	$0.93
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$0.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1681	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$15.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$24.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	23.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4105	$1062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3087	$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$3.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$2.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$2.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$2.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$6.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$5.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86	$79.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$135	$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$928	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21435	$2115

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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 Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$485
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$471
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$497
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$457
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$459
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$494
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$454
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$469
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$451
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$521
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$517
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$488
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$454
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$452
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$466
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$459
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$778
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$703
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$487
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$917
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$522
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$548
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1340
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$1059
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1218
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1062
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$965
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$700
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$496
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$2015
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$861
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$694