Glasgow vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1884
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4264
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$1096
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$1719
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3145
$828
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
94
61
😀 Quality of life
94
56
🏙️ Population
626K
9.4M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 178% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 2103rd and 6976th ($1884 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 99th and 122nd 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 1.2 months in Ningbo. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 40th and 5865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Glasgow Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.2
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.91
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.83
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$4.31
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.22
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1191
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$790
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1870
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1271
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$291
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.76%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4377
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3046
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.16
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.7
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.48
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.1
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.82
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.8
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1097
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12197
$9922

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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 Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524