Glasgow vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2011
$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4929
$2226
🏠 One person rent
$1155
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$2177
$830
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$79
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3222
$1294
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
94
97
😀 Quality of life
95
75
🏙️ Population
626K
18.7M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 160% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 1806th and 6548th ($2011 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 31st 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 1.6 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 24th and 1055th 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
$18.9
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.1
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1168
$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2489
$1183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$37.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$320
$58
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.3
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.41%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3920
$10125
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2776
$4029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.7
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.63
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$4.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.83
$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.3
$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.9
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$115
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$70
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1078
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15092
$14511

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1763
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1765
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1475
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1601
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1604
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1551
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1649
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1608
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1404
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1692
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2140
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1610
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1500
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1246
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1482
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1567
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1732
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1382
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1692
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1755
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1722
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1713
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1968
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1726
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1614
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1705
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1651
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1638
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1628
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1637
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1393
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1707
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1510
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1592
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1390
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1714
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1629
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1288

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$656
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$804
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$794
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$461
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$793
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$653
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$812
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$916
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1588
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$601
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$823
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2432
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2737
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$764
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$877
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$803
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$755
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$936
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$758
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$761
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$756
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$724
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$569
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$443
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$771
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$761
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$581
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$764
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$702
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$522
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$609
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$579
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$590
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$649
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$650