Beijing vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$2011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$4929
🏠 One person rent	$575	$1155
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$2177
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$3222
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	94
😀 Quality of life	75	95
🏙️ Population	21.9M	626K

The cost of living in Beijing is 49% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 5387th and 1806th ($1016 vs $2011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 64th in China and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check China vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 1.6 months in Glasgow. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 989th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Glasgow

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	Beijing	Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$89.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$4.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$1168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$840
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$2489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$320
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$39.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$3920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$2776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$78.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$8.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$18.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$16.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$80.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$1078
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$15092

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

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