Foshan vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$4848
🏠 One person rent
$185
$1146
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$2071
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$540
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$3562
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
94
😀 Quality of life
70
96
🏙️ Population
9.5M
626K

The cost of living in Foshan is 70% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 7753rd and 1833rd ($602 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st 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 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 1.8 months in Glasgow. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 2359th and 19th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Glasgow

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Foshan Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$9.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$6.44
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$2.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$1254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$882
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$2451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$1640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
5.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$3909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$3280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$3.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$80.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$20.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$19.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$3.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$85.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$1167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$12979

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$763
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660

Cities near Glasgow

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