Chongqing vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$1884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2015
$4264
🏠 One person rent
$292
$1096
🏘️ Family rent
$474
$1719
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$475
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.4
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$748
$3145
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
87
94
😀 Quality of life
72
94
🏙️ Population
32.1M
626K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 62% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 6733rd and 2103rd ($712 vs $1884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 99th 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 1.1 months in Chongqing compared to 1.7 months in Glasgow. Chongqing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 2233rd and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Glasgow

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Chongqing Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$8.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$1191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$790
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$1870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$346
$1271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55
$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5354
$4377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1622
$3046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.6
$81.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.2
$97.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.7
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$1097
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27785
$12197

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$554
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$564
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$625
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$646
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$545
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$674
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$435
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$597
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$530
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$615
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$570
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$620
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$566
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$580
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$607
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$525
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$579
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$559
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$625
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$643
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$619
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$594
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$598
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$535
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$578
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$589
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$608
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$577
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$562
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$611
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$548
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$603
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$552
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$602
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$566
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$564
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$584
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$596
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$548

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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