Glasgow vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1884
$2614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4264
$6294
🏠 One person rent
$1096
$1726
🏘️ Family rent
$1719
$3471
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$501
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3145
$4054
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
94
100
😀 Quality of life
94
89
🏙️ Population
626K
7.41M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 28% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 2103rd and 503rd ($1884 vs $2614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 99th 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 1.7 months in Glasgow compared to 1.6 months in Hong Kong. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 40th and 168th 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
$17.2
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.91
$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.83
$6.55
☕ Cappuccino
$4.31
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.22
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1191
$2033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$790
$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1870
$4405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1271
$2942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$291
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.76%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4377
$28583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3046
$18618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.16
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.7
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.48
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.1
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.82
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.8
$82
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97.1
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1097
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12197
$20363

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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 Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611