Glasgow vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Glasgow	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4848	$1794
🏠 One person rent	$1146	$278
🏘️ Family rent	$2071	$393
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3562	$831
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	53
😀 Quality of life	96	50
🏙️ Population	626K	8.78M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 202% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 1833rd and 7155th ($2013 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 142nd 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 19th and 6224th 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	$20.1	$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.4	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.22	$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.44	$1.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.26	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1254	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$882	$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2451	$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1640	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.48%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3909	$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3280	$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.79	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.9	$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.6	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.01	$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.03	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.3	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.3	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1167	$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12979	$22902

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$654
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$821
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$807
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$661
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$706
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$713
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$642
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$673
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$683
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$841
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$931
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$698
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$761
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$818
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$864
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$592
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$828
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$707
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$605
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$795
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$868
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$841
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$691
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1060
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1158
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$726
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1028
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$745
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$643
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$801
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$719
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$813
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$716
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$634
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$776
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$636
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$618
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$1014