Glasgow vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1884
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4264
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$1096
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$1719
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3145
$1117
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
94
97
😀 Quality of life
94
75
🏙️ Population
626K
18.7M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 154% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 2103rd and 6607th ($1884 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 99th and 54th 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 1.7 months in Glasgow compared to 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 40th and 955th 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
$17.2
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.91
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.83
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$4.31
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.22
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1191
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$790
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1870
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1271
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$291
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.76%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4377
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3046
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.16
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.7
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.48
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.1
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.82
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.8
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97.1
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1097
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12197
$18235

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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

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620