Glasgow vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2114
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4959
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$1226
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$2124
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$547
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3456
$938
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
93
95
😀 Quality of life
94
76
🏙️ Population
626K
17.5M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 113% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1708th and 5618th ($2114 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 10th 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 1.6 months in Glasgow compared to 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 39th and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Shenzhen

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Glasgow Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.9
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.5
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.4
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$4.78
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.27
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1185
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2085
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1681
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$320
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.7
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4105
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3087
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.15
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$103
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.7
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$135
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$928
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21435
$21140

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1878
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1885
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1831
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1647
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1835
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1704
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1842
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1760
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1586
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1750
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2295
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1640
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1456
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1593
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1596
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1798
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1485
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1820
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1878
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2005
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1923
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2236
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1806
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1943
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1820
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1784
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1777
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1778
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1523
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1872
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1554
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1646
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1834
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1791
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1404

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648