Glasgow vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2013
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4848
$2294
🏠 One person rent
$1146
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$2071
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3562
$1294
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
94
97
😀 Quality of life
96
75
🏙️ Population
626K
18.7M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 164% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 1833rd and 6602nd ($2013 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 49th in the United Kingdom and China, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Glasgow compared to 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 19th and 1036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Guangzhou

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Glasgow Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.4
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.22
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.44
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.26
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1254
$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$882
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2451
$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1640
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.7
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.48%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3909
$10222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3280
$4345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.79
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.9
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.4
$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.71
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.6
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.01
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.03
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.3
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1167
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12979
$15919

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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

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671