Glasgow vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Glasgow	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1884	$707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4264	$1809
🏠 One person rent	$1096	$269
🏘️ Family rent	$1719	$483
🍽️ Food expenses	$475	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3145	$933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	94	93
😀 Quality of life	94	67
🏙️ Population	626K	9.37M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 166% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 2103rd and 6756th ($1884 vs $707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 99th and 82nd 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 1.3 months in Hefei. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Hefei ranked 28th in China, while ranked 40th and 3921st 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	$17.2	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.91	$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.83	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.31	$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.22	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1191	$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$790	$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1870	$554
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1271	$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$291	$45.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.2	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4377	$3876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3046	$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.16	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.7	$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.48	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$8.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.1	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.82	$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.1	$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1097	$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12197	$8280

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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 Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$696
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$655
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$702
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$687
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$746
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$728
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$898
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$532
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$624
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$700
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$740
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$671
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$708
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$789
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$645
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$660
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$617
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$645
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$626
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$631
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$720
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$694
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$625
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$643
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$652
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$707
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$604
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$617
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$625
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$621
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$707
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$641
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$699
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$713
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$651
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$713
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$665
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$532
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$696