Dongguan vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Dongguan Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$1884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$4264
🏠 One person rent
$181
$1096
🏘️ Family rent
$367
$1719
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$475
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$838
$3145
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
69
94
😀 Quality of life
71
94
🏙️ Population
10.5M
626K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 69% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 7769th and 2103rd ($589 vs $1884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 350th 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 1.4 months in Dongguan compared to 1.7 months in Glasgow. Dongguan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 2370th and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Dongguan vs Glasgow infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Dongguan vs Glasgow

Prices for goods and services in Dongguan and Glasgow are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Dongguan Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.08
$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$8.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$1191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$790
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$1870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$1271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.62
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5578
$4377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3231
$3046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$81.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.81
$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38
$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$97.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$1097
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16599
$12197

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611

Cities near Glasgow

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