Glasgow vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1884
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4264
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$1096
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$1719
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3145
$1455
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
94
100
😀 Quality of life
94
78
🏙️ Population
626K
24.9M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 58% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 2103rd and 4461st ($1884 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 99th 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 1.7 months in Glasgow compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 40th and 558th 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
$17.2
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.91
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.83
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.31
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.22
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1191
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$790
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1870
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1271
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$291
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.76%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4377
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3046
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.16
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.7
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.48
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.1
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.82
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.8
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97.1
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1097
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12197
$28143

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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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740