Glasgow vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2011
$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4929
$1708
🏠 One person rent
$1155
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$2177
$435
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3222
$991
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
94
93
😀 Quality of life
95
66
🏙️ Population
626K
9.37M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 222% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 1806th and 7405th ($2011 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 160th 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 Hefei. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Hefei ranked 31st in China, while ranked 24th and 3963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Glasgow Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.9
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.1
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1168
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2489
$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$320
$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.3
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.41%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3920
$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2776
$2103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.7
$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.63
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.83
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.3
$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.9
$28
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$115
$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1078
$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15092
$8278

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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 Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$621
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$608
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$664
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$600
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$666
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$632
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$691
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$505
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$587
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$611
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$746
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$576
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$555
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$672
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$621
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$633
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$592
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$613
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$602
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$522
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$620
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$642
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$654
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$607
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$630
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$621
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$650
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$584
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$591
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$603
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$600
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$695
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$620
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$668
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$702
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$644
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$642
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$484
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$665