Glasgow vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2013
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4848
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$1146
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$2071
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3562
$1905
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
94
100
😀 Quality of life
96
79
🏙️ Population
626K
24.9M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 77% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1833rd and 4780th ($2013 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 6th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 19th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Shanghai

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Glasgow Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.4
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.22
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.44
$1.43
 Cappuccino
$4.55
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.26
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1254
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$882
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2451
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1640
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.7
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.48%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3909
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3280
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.79
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.9
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.4
$6.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.71
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.6
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.01
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.03
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.3
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1167
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12979
$31401

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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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774