Glasgow vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2011
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4929
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$1155
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$2177
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3222
$1771
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
94
96
😀 Quality of life
95
80
🏙️ Population
626K
17.7M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 120% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1806th and 5950th ($2011 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 24th and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Glasgow Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.9
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.1
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1168
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2489
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$320
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.3
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.41%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3920
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2776
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.7
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.63
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.83
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.3
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.9
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$115
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1078
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15092
$22267

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1763
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1765
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1475
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1601
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1604
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1551
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1649
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1608
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1404
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1692
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2140
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1610
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1500
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1246
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1482
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1567
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1732
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1382
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1692
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1755
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1722
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1713
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1968
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1726
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1614
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1705
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1651
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1638
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1628
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1637
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1393
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1707
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1510
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1592
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1390
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1714
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1629
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1288

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609