Glasgow vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2121
$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5025
$1731
🏠 One person rent
$1212
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$2121
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$930
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
93
84
😀 Quality of life
94
71
🏙️ Population
626K
9.37M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 224% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 1712th and 7557th ($2121 vs $654) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 93rd and 105th 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 1.4 months in Hefei. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 42nd and 3551st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Hefei

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Glasgow Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.9
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.57
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$4.91
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.99
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1242
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$896
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2242
$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1636
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$322
$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.2
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.74%
3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4206
$3689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$1986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.14
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.1
$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$7.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.6
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.06
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$87
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$129
$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$963
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20961
$9430

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1902
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1906
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1645
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1852
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1707
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1862
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1784
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1588
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1782
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2331
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1656
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1490
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1655
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1771
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1892
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1954
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2053
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1945
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2265
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1848
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1975
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1827
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1803
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1784
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1784
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1540
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1964
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1573
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1620
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1873
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1819
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1430

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$633
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$615
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$647
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$603
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$669
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$646
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$680
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$519
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$594
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$634
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$765
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$579
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$544
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$665
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$626
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$601
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$601
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$623
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$592
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$525
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$618
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$644
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$652
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$604
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$608
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$632
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$652
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$581
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$556
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$611
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$581
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$684
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$617
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$661
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$623
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$675
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$628
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$514
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$677