Glasgow vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1884
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4264
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$1096
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$1719
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3145
$247
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
94
96
😀 Quality of life
94
61
🏙️ Population
626K
8.69M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 169% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 2103rd and 6811th ($1884 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 99th and 11th 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 0.4 months in Tehran. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 40th and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Tehran

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Glasgow Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.2
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.91
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.83
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$4.31
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.22
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1191
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$790
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1870
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1271
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$291
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.76%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4377
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3046
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.16
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.7
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.48
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.1
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.82
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.8
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97.1
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1097
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12197
$1883

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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 Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$655
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$653
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$655
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$651
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$655
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$693
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$616
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$616
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$519
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$546
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$454
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$595
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$434
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$640
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$558
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$561
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$547
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$656
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$436
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$451
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$661
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$502
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$576
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569