Glasgow vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Glasgow	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4848	$2067
🏠 One person rent	$1146	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$2071	$607
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3562	$758
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	94	61
😀 Quality of life	96	53
🏙️ Population	626K	9.4M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 175% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1833rd and 6747th ($2013 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 63rd 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 months in Ningbo. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 19th and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Ningbo

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	Glasgow	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.4	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.22	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.44	$1.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.26	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1254	$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$882	$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2451	$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1640	$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.48%	4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3909	$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3280	$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.79	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.9	$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$4.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.6	$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.01	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.03	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.3	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.3	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1167	$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12979	$12898

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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 Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$612
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$742
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$702
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$585
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$843
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1136
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1028
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$708
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$712
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$749
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$706
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$706
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$1020
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$731
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$718
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$738
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$686
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$719
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$776
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$661
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$702
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$698
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$620
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$719
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$685
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$703
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$690
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$729
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$674
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$633
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$771
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$665
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$674
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$630
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$629
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$694
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$676
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$651
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$538