Glasgow vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2114
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4959
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$1226
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$2124
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$547
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3456
$1288
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
93
96
😀 Quality of life
94
77
🏙️ Population
626K
18.7M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 169% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 1708th and 6854th ($2114 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 34th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 39th and 1149th 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
$22.9
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.5
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.4
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.78
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.27
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1185
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2085
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1681
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$320
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.7
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4105
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3087
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.15
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$103
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.7
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$135
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$928
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21435
$19408

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1878
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1885
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1831
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1647
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1835
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1704
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1842
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1760
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1586
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1750
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2295
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1640
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1456
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1593
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1596
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1798
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1485
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1820
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1878
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2005
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1923
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2236
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1806
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1943
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1820
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1784
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1777
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1778
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1523
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1872
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1554
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1646
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1834
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1791
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1404

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711