Glasgow vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2013
$2753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4848
$6771
🏠 One person rent
$1146
$1851
🏘️ Family rent
$2071
$3862
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$522
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3562
$4007
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
94
100
😀 Quality of life
96
88
🏙️ Population
626K
7.41M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 27% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 1833rd and 379th ($2013 vs $2753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 1st 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 1.8 months in Glasgow compared to 1.5 months in Hong Kong. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 19th and 205th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Hong Kong

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Glasgow Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$8.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.4
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.22
$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.44
$7.51
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.26
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1254
$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$882
$1530
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2451
$4948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1640
$3273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.7
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.48%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3909
$29105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3280
$18561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.79
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.9
$63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.4
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$3.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$25.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$24.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.71
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.6
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.01
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.03
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$95
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.3
$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$85.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1167
$1053
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12979
$22381

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1818
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1793
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1793
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1599
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1625
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1573
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1710
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1744
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1420
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1724
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2246
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1647
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1390
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1545
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1732
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1828
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1467
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1830
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1830
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1805
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1989
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1701
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1800
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1734
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1712
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1706
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1688
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1459
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1602
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1571
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1640
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1491
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1783
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1763
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1364

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623