Chongqing vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$4848
🏠 One person rent
$226
$1146
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$2071
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$540
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$890
$3562
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
87
94
😀 Quality of life
72
96
🏙️ Population
32.1M
626K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 67% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 7185th and 1833rd ($662 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 97th 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 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 1.8 months in Glasgow. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1966th and 19th 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
$3.96
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$9.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$6.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$272
$1254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$882
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$523
$2451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$1640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.98
$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
5.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2378
$3909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$3280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$3.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.2
$80.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.18
$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$19.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$3.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.4
$85.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$1167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27717
$12979

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$575
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$607
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$618
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$642
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$609
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$682
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$560
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$609
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$574
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$625
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$568
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$627
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$611
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$551
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$577
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$593
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$624
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$660
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$588
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$587
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$591
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$550
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$612
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$572
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$570
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$605
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$581
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$559
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$614
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$604
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$555
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$603
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$596
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$596
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$613
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1818
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1793
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1793
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1599
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1625
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1573
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1710
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1744
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1420
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1724
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2246
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1647
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1390
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1545
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1732
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1828
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1467
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1830
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1830
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1805
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1989
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1701
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1800
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1734
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1712
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1706
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1688
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1459
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1602
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1571
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1640
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1491
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1783
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1763
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1364