Chongqing vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$601
$2121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1793
$5025
🏠 One person rent
$205
$1212
🏘️ Family rent
$357
$2121
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$561
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.6
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1018
$3514
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
76
93
😀 Quality of life
74
94
🏙️ Population
32.1M
626K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 72% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 7933rd and 1712th ($601 vs $2121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 214th and 93rd 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 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 1.7 months in Glasgow. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 2353rd and 42nd 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
$2.89
$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$81.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$6.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$276
$1242
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$267
$1636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.6
$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.5
$322
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.25
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.79%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2609
$4206
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1535
$3169
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$4.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$96.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$8.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$23.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.92
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.74
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.1
$87
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.2
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$129
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.7
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$963
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24477
$20961

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$581
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$608
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$612
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$600
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$595
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$679
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$572
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$607
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$576
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$628
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$566
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$599
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$612
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$578
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$621
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$564
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$582
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$627
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$629
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$666
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$595
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$600
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$588
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$540
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$591
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$584
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$581
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$617
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$580
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$566
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$625
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$611
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$594
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$612
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$606
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$588
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$598
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1902
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1906
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1645
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1852
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1707
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1862
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1784
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1588
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1782
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2331
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1656
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1490
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1655
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1771
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1892
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1954
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2053
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1945
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2265
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1848
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1975
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1827
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1803
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1784
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1784
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1540
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1964
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1573
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1620
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1873
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1819
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1430