Glasgow vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Glasgow	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4848	$2025
🏠 One person rent	$1146	$391
🏘️ Family rent	$2071	$679
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3562	$679
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	94	24
😀 Quality of life	96	38
🏙️ Population	626K	7.82M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 160% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 1833rd and 6542nd ($2013 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 43rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shangqiu ranked 316th in China, while ranked 19th and 7163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Shangqiu

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	Glasgow	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.4	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.22	$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.44	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.26	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1254	$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$882	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2451	$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1640	$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.48%	4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3909	$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3280	$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.79	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.9	$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.6	$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.01	$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.03	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.3	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.3	$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1167	$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12979	$18304

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$633
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1433
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$613
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$819
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$623
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$688
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$599
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$598
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$619
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$670
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$528
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$639
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$630
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$826
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$673
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$610
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$568
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$559
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$612
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$620
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$623
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$586
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$522
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$588
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$648
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$571
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$565
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$541
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$531
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$612
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$602
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$659
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$593
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$538
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$524
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$611
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$587
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$580
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$502
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$542