Glasgow vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2121
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5025
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$1212
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$2121
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$759
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
93
49
😀 Quality of life
94
71
🏙️ Population
626K
8.78M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 235% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 1712th and 7679th ($2121 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 93rd and 137th 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 Quanzhou. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 42nd and 3611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Quanzhou

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Glasgow Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.9
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.57
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.91
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.99
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1242
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$896
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2242
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1636
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$322
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.2
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.74%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4206
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.14
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.1
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.6
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.06
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$87
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$129
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$963
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20961
$9536

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1902
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1906
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1645
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1852
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1707
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1862
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1784
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1588
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1782
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2331
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1656
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1490
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1655
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1771
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1892
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1954
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2053
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1945
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2265
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1848
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1975
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1827
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1803
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1784
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1784
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1540
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1964
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1573
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1620
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1873
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1819
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1430

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943