Glasgow vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2121
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5025
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$1212
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$2121
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$983
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
93
65
😀 Quality of life
94
72
🏙️ Population
626K
12.7M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 171% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1712th and 6833rd ($2121 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 93rd and 31st 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 42nd and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Suzhou

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Glasgow Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.9
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.57
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.91
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.99
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1242
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$896
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2242
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1636
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$322
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.2
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.74%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4206
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.14
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.1
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.6
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.06
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$87
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$129
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$963
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20961
$17664

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1902
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1906
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1645
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1852
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1707
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1862
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1784
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1588
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1782
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2331
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1656
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1490
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1655
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1771
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1892
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1954
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2053
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1945
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2265
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1848
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1975
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1827
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1803
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1784
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1784
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1540
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1964
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1573
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1620
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1873
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1819
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1430

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623