Changsha vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$2058
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$4930
🏠 One person rent
$202
$1155
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$2017
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$869
$3074
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
94
😀 Quality of life
72
95
🏙️ Population
10M
626K

The cost of living in Changsha is 71% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 7882nd and 1833rd ($592 vs $2058) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 200th and 94th 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 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 1.5 months in Glasgow. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 3381st and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Glasgow

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Changsha Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$96.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$6.73
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$1172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$2085
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$1575
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.64%
4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2162
$4064
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3816
$3045
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.49
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$9.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$21.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.59
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.5
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.91
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$85.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$85
$118
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$1138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7438
$18105

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Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$527
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$569
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$595
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$571
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$612
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$595
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$564
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$618
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$572
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$622
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$487
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$547
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$603
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$587
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$511
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$593
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$590
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$625
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$660
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$634
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$599
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$596
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$548
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$750
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$534
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$609
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$638
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$526
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$639
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$671
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$571
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$632
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$585
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$646
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$598
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$546

Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1840
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1837
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1797
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1619
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1527
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1575
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1711
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1630
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1762
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1775
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1522
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1728
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2310
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1768
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1641
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1485
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1480
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1759
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1778
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1484
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1808
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1884
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2021
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1879
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2205
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1963
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1769
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1906
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1825
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1805
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1780
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1797
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1507
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$2079
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1602
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1761
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1551
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1840
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1839
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1429