Foshan vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	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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Cities near Foshan

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