Dongguan vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dongguan	Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$2058
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1882	$4930
🏠 One person rent	$263	$1155
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$2017
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.2	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$752	$3074
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	69	94
😀 Quality of life	72	95
🏙️ Population	10.5M	626K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 68% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 7341st and 1833rd ($662 vs $2058) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.5 months in Glasgow. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 3389th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Glasgow

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	Dongguan	Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$96.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$6.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$1172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$2085
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$1575
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6823	$4064
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3488	$3045
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.1	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$9.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$21.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.97	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$85.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$30	$118
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$1138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21416	$18105

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$758
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$878
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$589
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$608
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$518
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$829
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$662
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2414
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1746
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$777
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$766
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$827
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$941
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$816
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$818
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$892
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$765
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$579
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$809
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$766
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$451
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$669
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$454
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$589
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$750
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$780
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$773
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$897
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$697
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$693
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$546
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$634
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$622
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$574
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$598

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